What color is #D8DFC7?

#D8DFC7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8DFC7?

The RGB value is 216, 223, 199: 216 red, 223 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8DFC7?

The complementary color is #CEC7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8DFC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8DFC7 color

#D8DFC7 rgb(216, 223, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8DFC7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 87.5% green and 78% blue (216, 223, 199).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 27% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#D8DFC7 color codes

HEX	`#D8DFC7`
RGB	`rgb(216, 223, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 87.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 27%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.73, -6.55, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.73, 12.77, 120.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.014, 71.498, 64.397)`
Decimal	`14213063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8DFC7, 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 #D8DFC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8DFC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	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 #D8DFC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8dfc7; }
.text { color: #d8dfc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8dfc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 223 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8dfc7, #ccdfc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #D8DFC7?: #D8DFC7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8DFC7?: The RGB value is 216, 223, 199: 216 red, 223 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8DFC7?: The complementary color is #CEC7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8DFC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.