What color is #D9E6D6?

#D9E6D6 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9E6D6?

The RGB value is 217, 230, 214: 217 red, 230 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9E6D6?

The complementary color is #E3D6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9E6D6?

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.

#D9E6D6 color

#D9E6D6 rgb(217, 230, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #D9E6D6 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 90.2% green and 83.9% blue (217, 230, 214).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 24% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Frost (#D7E5D8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#D9E6D6 color codes

HEX	`#D9E6D6`
RGB	`rgb(217, 230, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 90.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 24%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.95, -7.21, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.95, 9.58, 138.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.048, 76.2, 74.676)`
Decimal	`14280406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9E6D6, 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 #D9E6D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9E6D6 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 #D9E6D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9e6d6; }
.text { color: #d9e6d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9e6d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 230 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9e6d6, #d6e6db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #D9E6D6?: #D9E6D6 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9E6D6?: The RGB value is 217, 230, 214: 217 red, 230 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9E6D6?: The complementary color is #E3D6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9E6D6?: 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.