What color is #D6E9CF?

#D6E9CF 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 #D6E9CF?

The RGB value is 214, 233, 207: 214 red, 233 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6E9CF?

The complementary color is #E2CFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6E9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6E9CF color

#D6E9CF rgb(214, 233, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6E9CF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 91.4% green and 81.2% blue (214, 233, 207).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 37% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint (#D7E7D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#D6E9CF color codes

HEX	`#D6E9CF`
RGB	`rgb(214, 233, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 91.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 37%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.36, -10.96, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.36, 15.18, 136.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.131, 77.078, 70.308)`
Decimal	`14084559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6E9CF, 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 #D6E9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6E9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #D6E9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6e9cf; }
.text { color: #d6e9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6e9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 233 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6e9cf, #cfe9d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D6E9CF?: #D6E9CF 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 #D6E9CF?: The RGB value is 214, 233, 207: 214 red, 233 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6E9CF?: The complementary color is #E2CFE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6E9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.