What color is #D6DFB9?

#D6DFB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6DFB9?

The RGB value is 214, 223, 185: 214 red, 223 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6DFB9?

The complementary color is #C2B9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6DFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6DFB9 color

#D6DFB9 rgb(214, 223, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6DFB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 87.5% green and 72.5% blue (214, 223, 185).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#D6DFB9 color codes

HEX	`#D6DFB9`
RGB	`rgb(214, 223, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 87.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 37%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.28, -9.5, 17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.28, 20.03, 118.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.875, 70.574, 56.199)`
Decimal	`14081977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6DFB9, 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 #D6DFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6DFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	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 #D6DFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6dfb9; }
.text { color: #d6dfb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6dfb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 223 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6dfb9, #c3dfb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D6DFB9?: #D6DFB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6DFB9?: The RGB value is 214, 223, 185: 214 red, 223 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6DFB9?: The complementary color is #C2B9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6DFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.