What color is #D6E8AE?

#D6E8AE 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 #D6E8AE?

The RGB value is 214, 232, 174: 214 red, 232 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E8AE?

The complementary color is #C0AEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E8AE color

#D6E8AE rgb(214, 232, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6E8AE is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 91% green and 68.2% blue (214, 232, 174).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 56% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#D6E8AE color codes

HEX	`#D6E8AE`
RGB	`rgb(214, 232, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 91%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 56%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 25%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.42, -15.65, 26.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.42, 30.6, 120.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.227, 75.065, 51.142)`
Decimal	`14084270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E8AE, 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 #D6E8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	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 #D6E8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e8ae; }
.text { color: #d6e8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 232 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e8ae, #b9e8ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D6E8AE?: #D6E8AE 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 #D6E8AE?: The RGB value is 214, 232, 174: 214 red, 232 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E8AE?: The complementary color is #C0AEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.