What color is #D6E6DC?

#D6E6DC is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6E6DC?

The RGB value is 214, 230, 220: 214 red, 230 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E6DC?

The complementary color is #E6D6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E6DC color

#D6E6DC rgb(214, 230, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6E6DC is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 90.2% green and 86.3% blue (214, 230, 220).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 24% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Clair de Lune (#DBE9DF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#D6E6DC color codes

HEX	`#D6E6DC`
RGB	`rgb(214, 230, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 90.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 24%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.89, -7.15, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.89, 7.77, 156.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.944, 76.056, 78.744)`
Decimal	`14083804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E6DC, 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 #D6E6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	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 #D6E6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e6dc; }
.text { color: #d6e6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 230 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e6dc, #d6e6e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D6E6DC?: #D6E6DC is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6E6DC?: The RGB value is 214, 230, 220: 214 red, 230 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E6DC?: The complementary color is #E6D6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.