What color is #D8FAAB?

#D8FAAB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D8FAAB?

The RGB value is 216, 250, 171: 216 red, 250 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D8FAAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #D8FAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D8FAAB color

#D8FAAB rgb(216, 250, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #D8FAAB is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 98% green and 67.1% blue (216, 250, 171).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 89% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#D8FAAB color codes

HEX	`#D8FAAB`
RGB	`rgb(216, 250, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.7%, 98%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 89%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 32%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 32%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.27, -24.1, 34.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.27, 41.98, 125.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.854, 85.91, 51.422)`
Decimal	`14219947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D8FAAB, 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 #D8FAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D8FAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #D8FAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d8faab; }
.text { color: #d8faab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8faab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(216 250 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d8faab, #b1faab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #D8FAAB?: #D8FAAB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D8FAAB?: The RGB value is 216, 250, 171: 216 red, 250 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D8FAAB?: The complementary color is #CDABFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D8FAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.