What color is #D6E4CF?

#D6E4CF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6E4CF?

The RGB value is 214, 228, 207: 214 red, 228 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E4CF?

The complementary color is #DDCFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E4CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E4CF color

#D6E4CF rgb(214, 228, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6E4CF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 89.4% green and 81.2% blue (214, 228, 207).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 28% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.86:1).

#D6E4CF color codes

HEX	`#D6E4CF`
RGB	`rgb(214, 228, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 89.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 28%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.06, -8.44, 8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.06, 12.08, 134.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.735, 74.288, 69.842)`
Decimal	`14083279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E4CF, 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 #D6E4CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E4CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	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 #D6E4CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e4cf; }
.text { color: #d6e4cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e4cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 228 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e4cf, #cfe4d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D6E4CF?: #D6E4CF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6E4CF?: The RGB value is 214, 228, 207: 214 red, 228 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E4CF?: The complementary color is #DDCFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E4CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.