What color is #D6ECE9?

#D6ECE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cold Omen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6ECE9?

The RGB value is 214, 236, 233: 214 red, 236 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6ECE9?

The complementary color is #ECD6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6ECE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6ECE9 color

#D6ECE9 rgb(214, 236, 233)

Shades of teal

The hex color #D6ECE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 92.5% green and 91.4% blue (214, 236, 233).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 37% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cold Omen (#D6EAE8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.03:1).

#D6ECE9 color codes

HEX	`#D6ECE9`
RGB	`rgb(214, 236, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 92.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 37%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 9%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.76, -7.78, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.76, 7.85, 187.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.432, 80.169, 88.733)`
Decimal	`14085353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6ECE9, 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 #D6ECE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6ECE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.03:1	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 #D6ECE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6ece9; }
.text { color: #d6ece9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6ece9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 236 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6ece9, #d6e4ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D6ECE9?: #D6ECE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cold Omen. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6ECE9?: The RGB value is 214, 236, 233: 214 red, 236 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6ECE9?: The complementary color is #ECD6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6ECE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.