What color is #D6E5B6?

#D6E5B6 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6E5B6?

The RGB value is 214, 229, 182: 214 red, 229 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E5B6?

The complementary color is #C5B6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E5B6?

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.

#D6E5B6 color

#D6E5B6 rgb(214, 229, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6E5B6 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 89.8% green and 71.4% blue (214, 229, 182).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 47% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Mint (#DDEDBD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D6E5B6 color codes

HEX	`#D6E5B6`
RGB	`rgb(214, 229, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 89.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 47%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 21%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, -12.98, 21.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 24.94, 121.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.193, 73.712, 55.093)`
Decimal	`14083510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E5B6, 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 #D6E5B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E5B6 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 #D6E5B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e5b6; }
.text { color: #d6e5b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e5b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 229 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e5b6, #bfe5b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D6E5B6?: #D6E5B6 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mellow Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6E5B6?: The RGB value is 214, 229, 182: 214 red, 229 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E5B6?: The complementary color is #C5B6E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E5B6?: 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.