What color is #D6F8CF?

#D6F8CF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6F8CF?

The RGB value is 214, 248, 207: 214 red, 248 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6F8CF?

The complementary color is #F1CFF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6F8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6F8CF color

#D6F8CF rgb(214, 248, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #D6F8CF is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 97.3% green and 81.2% blue (214, 248, 207).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 75% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#D6F8CF color codes

HEX	`#D6F8CF`
RGB	`rgb(214, 248, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 97.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 75%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.28, -18.39, 16.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.28, 24.43, 138.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.559, 85.935, 71.784)`
Decimal	`14088399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6F8CF, 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 #D6F8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6F8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #D6F8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6f8cf; }
.text { color: #d6f8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6f8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 248 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6f8cf, #cff8dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #D6F8CF?: #D6F8CF is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6F8CF?: The RGB value is 214, 248, 207: 214 red, 248 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6F8CF?: The complementary color is #F1CFF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6F8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.