What color is #D7DAC6?

#D7DAC6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7DAC6?

The RGB value is 215, 218, 198: 215 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DAC6?

The complementary color is #C9C6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DAC6 color

#D7DAC6 rgb(215, 218, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #D7DAC6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 85.5% green and 77.6% blue (215, 218, 198).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Smell of Garlic (#D9DDCB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#D7DAC6 color codes

HEX	`#D7DAC6`
RGB	`rgb(215, 218, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 85.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.34, -4.5, 9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.34, 10.51, 115.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.287, 68.667, 63.335)`
Decimal	`14146246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DAC6, 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 #D7DAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #D7DAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dac6; }
.text { color: #d7dac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 218 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dac6, #cddac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D7DAC6?: #D7DAC6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7DAC6?: The RGB value is 215, 218, 198: 215 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DAC6?: The complementary color is #C9C6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.