What color is #D6E4C3?

#D6E4C3 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6E4C3?

The RGB value is 214, 228, 195: 214 red, 228 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E4C3?

The complementary color is #D1C3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E4C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E4C3 color

#D6E4C3 rgb(214, 228, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6E4C3 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 89.4% green and 76.5% blue (214, 228, 195).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 38% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#D6E4C3 color codes

HEX	`#D6E4C3`
RGB	`rgb(214, 228, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 89.4%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 38%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, -10.44, 14.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 17.9, 125.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.324, 73.723, 62.408)`
Decimal	`14083267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E4C3, 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 #D6E4C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E4C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #D6E4C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e4c3; }
.text { color: #d6e4c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e4c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 228 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e4c3, #c6e4c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D6E4C3?: #D6E4C3 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6E4C3?: The RGB value is 214, 228, 195: 214 red, 228 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E4C3?: The complementary color is #D1C3E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E4C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.