What color is #D6E6C2?

#D6E6C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6E6C2?

The RGB value is 214, 230, 194: 214 red, 230 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E6C2?

The complementary color is #D2C2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E6C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E6C2 color

#D6E6C2 rgb(214, 230, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6E6C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 90.2% green and 76.1% blue (214, 230, 194).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 42% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Green Glint (#DCF1C7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#D6E6C2 color codes

HEX	`#D6E6C2`
RGB	`rgb(214, 230, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 90.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 42%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.29, -11.61, 15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.29, 19.58, 126.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.765, 74.785, 61.999)`
Decimal	`14083778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E6C2, 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 #D6E6C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E6C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	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 #D6E6C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e6c2; }
.text { color: #d6e6c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e6c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 230 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e6c2, #c4e6c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #D6E6C2?: #D6E6C2 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Glint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6E6C2?: The RGB value is 214, 230, 194: 214 red, 230 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E6C2?: The complementary color is #D2C2E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E6C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.