What color is #D6E8D4?

#D6E8D4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6E8D4?

The RGB value is 214, 232, 212: 214 red, 232 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E8D4?

The complementary color is #E6D4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E8D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E8D4 color

#D6E8D4 rgb(214, 232, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6E8D4 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 91% green and 83.1% blue (214, 232, 212).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 30% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#D6E8D4 color codes

HEX	`#D6E8D4`
RGB	`rgb(214, 232, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 91%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 30%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 9%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.21, -9.59, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.21, 12.3, 141.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.47, 76.762, 73.484)`
Decimal	`14084308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E8D4, 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 #D6E8D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E8D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	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 #D6E8D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e8d4; }
.text { color: #d6e8d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e8d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 232 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e8d4, #d4e8dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D6E8D4?: #D6E8D4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Peppermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6E8D4?: The RGB value is 214, 232, 212: 214 red, 232 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E8D4?: The complementary color is #E6D4E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E8D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.