What color is #D6F0E8?

#D6F0E8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6F0E8?

The RGB value is 214, 240, 232: 214 red, 240 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6F0E8?

The complementary color is #F0D6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6F0E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6F0E8 color

#D6F0E8 rgb(214, 240, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6F0E8 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 94.1% green and 91% blue (214, 240, 232).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 46% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Light Spirited (#D8EEE7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.49:1).

#D6F0E8 color codes

HEX	`#D6F0E8`
RGB	`rgb(214, 240, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 94.1%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 46%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.77, -9.99, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.77, 10.04, 174.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.454, 82.441, 88.371)`
Decimal	`14086376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6F0E8, 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 #D6F0E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6F0E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.49:1	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 #D6F0E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6f0e8; }
.text { color: #d6f0e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6f0e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 240 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6f0e8, #d6ebf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #D6F0E8?: #D6F0E8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6F0E8?: The RGB value is 214, 240, 232: 214 red, 240 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6F0E8?: The complementary color is #F0D6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6F0E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.