What color is #D7EAAA?

#D7EAAA is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D7EAAA?

The RGB value is 215, 234, 170: 215 red, 234 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D7EAAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #D7EAAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D7EAAA color

#D7EAAA rgb(215, 234, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #D7EAAA is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 91.8% green and 66.7% blue (215, 234, 170).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 60% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#D7EAAA color codes

HEX	`#D7EAAA`
RGB	`rgb(215, 234, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 91.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 60%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 27%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.95, -16.84, 29.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.95, 33.6, 120.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.702, 76.195, 49.321)`
Decimal	`14150314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D7EAAA, 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 #D7EAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D7EAAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	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 #D7EAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d7eaaa; }
.text { color: #d7eaaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d7eaaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 234 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d7eaaa, #b7eaaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #D7EAAA?: #D7EAAA is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D7EAAA?: The RGB value is 215, 234, 170: 215 red, 234 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D7EAAA?: The complementary color is #BDAAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D7EAAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.