What color is #D6E7AB?

#D6E7AB is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6E7AB?

The RGB value is 214, 231, 171: 214 red, 231 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E7AB?

The complementary color is #BCABE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E7AB color

#D6E7AB rgb(214, 231, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6E7AB is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 90.6% green and 67.1% blue (214, 231, 171).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#D6E7AB color codes

HEX	`#D6E7AB`
RGB	`rgb(214, 231, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 90.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.11, -15.58, 27.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.11, 31.53, 119.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.657, 74.388, 49.525)`
Decimal	`14084011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E7AB, 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 #D6E7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	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 #D6E7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e7ab; }
.text { color: #d6e7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 231 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e7ab, #b8e7ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D6E7AB?: #D6E7AB is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6E7AB?: The RGB value is 214, 231, 171: 214 red, 231 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E7AB?: The complementary color is #BCABE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.