What color is #D6DED5?

#D6DED5 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6DED5?

The RGB value is 214, 222, 213: 214 red, 222 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6DED5?

The complementary color is #DDD5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6DED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6DED5 color

#D6DED5 rgb(214, 222, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D6DED5 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 87.1% green and 83.5% blue (214, 222, 213).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 12% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#D6DED5 color codes

HEX	`#D6DED5`
RGB	`rgb(214, 222, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 87.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 12%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.65, -4.32, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.65, 5.54, 141.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.861, 71.343, 73.239)`
Decimal	`14081749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6DED5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D6DED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6DED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D6DED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6ded5; }
.text { color: #d6ded5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6ded5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 222 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6ded5, #d5ded9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #D6DED5?: #D6DED5 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6DED5?: The RGB value is 214, 222, 213: 214 red, 222 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6DED5?: The complementary color is #DDD5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6DED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.