What color is #D7DEC6?

#D7DEC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7DEC6?

The RGB value is 215, 222, 198: 215 red, 222 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7DEC6?

The complementary color is #CDC6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D7DEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7DEC6 color

#D7DEC6 rgb(215, 222, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #D7DEC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 87.1% green and 77.6% blue (215, 222, 198).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 27% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#D7DEC6 color codes

HEX	`#D7DEC6`
RGB	`rgb(215, 222, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 87.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 27%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.37, -6.55, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.37, 12.78, 120.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.337, 70.767, 63.685)`
Decimal	`14147270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7DEC6, 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 #D7DEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7DEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	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 #D7DEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7dec6; }
.text { color: #d7dec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7dec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 222 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7dec6, #cbdec6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D7DEC6?: #D7DEC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7DEC6?: The RGB value is 215, 222, 198: 215 red, 222 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7DEC6?: The complementary color is #CDC6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7DEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.