What color is #D8DECE?

#D8DECE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DECE?

The RGB value is 216, 222, 206: 216 red, 222 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DECE?

The complementary color is #D4CEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DECE color

#D8DECE rgb(216, 222, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8DECE is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 87.1% green and 80.8% blue (216, 222, 206).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Feta (#DBE0D0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#D8DECE color codes

HEX	`#D8DECE`
RGB	`rgb(216, 222, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 87.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.63, -4.86, 7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.63, 8.64, 124.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.579, 71.298, 68.688)`
Decimal	`14212814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DECE, 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 #D8DECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #D8DECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dece; }
.text { color: #d8dece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 222 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dece, #d0dece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D8DECE?: #D8DECE is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Feta. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DECE?: The RGB value is 216, 222, 206: 216 red, 222 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DECE?: The complementary color is #D4CEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.