What color is #D8E6C6?

#D8E6C6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8E6C6?

The RGB value is 216, 230, 198: 216 red, 230 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8E6C6?

The complementary color is #D4C6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D8E6C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8E6C6 color

#D8E6C6 rgb(216, 230, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8E6C6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 90.2% green and 77.6% blue (216, 230, 198).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 39% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#D8E6C6 color codes

HEX	`#D8E6C6`
RGB	`rgb(216, 230, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 90.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 39%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.52, -10.26, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.52, 17.38, 126.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.807, 75.27, 64.424)`
Decimal	`14214854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8E6C6, 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 #D8E6C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8E6C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #D8E6C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8e6c6; }
.text { color: #d8e6c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8e6c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 230 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8e6c6, #c8e6c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #D8E6C6?: #D8E6C6 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8E6C6?: The RGB value is 216, 230, 198: 216 red, 230 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8E6C6?: The complementary color is #D4C6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8E6C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.