#D6F4D9
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(93.8% 0.048 148), rgb(214, 244, 217).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.80:1).
About this color
#D6F4D9 is a very light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.048 and its hue 148°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.80:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | very light (94%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.048) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 17.80:1 |
| White text | 1.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #D6F4D9 |
| RGB | rgb(214, 244, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(126, 58%, 90%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.8% 0.048 148) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #D6F4D9 | 1.17:1 | Fails | Lc -10.1 | Not readable |
| Black text on #D6F4D9 | 17.80:1 | AAA | Lc 94.9 | Preferred for body text |
| #D6F4D9 text on white | 1.17:1 | Fails | Lc 8.6 | Not readable |
| #D6F4D9 text on black | 17.80:1 | AAA | Lc -95.6 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F2
oklch(97.1% 0.008 145.5)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#D6F4D9
oklch(93.8% 0.048 148)
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Step 200
200
#CBE0CD
oklch(88.6% 0.034 148)
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Step 300
300
#A6CCAB
oklch(80.9% 0.061 148.6)
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Step 400
400
#75B27E
oklch(70.8% 0.098 148.2)
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Step 500
500
#4D9E5C
oklch(63.1% 0.126 148)
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Step 600
600
#2B8842
oklch(55.5% 0.136 148.2)
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Step 700
700
#1C7333
oklch(49% 0.127 148)
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Step 800
800
#1B5E2B
oklch(42.7% 0.105 147.9)
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Step 900
900
#1E4D27
oklch(37.7% 0.082 147.7)
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Step 950
950
#132D17
oklch(26.9% 0.052 147.4)
#D6F4D9 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F5EED8 | 0.041 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #F0EBDA | 0.039 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #D3F2EC | 0.028 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #ECECEC | 0.048 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #D6F4D9
#D6F4D9
oklch(93.8% 0.048 148)
- #FDE0FB
#FDE0FB
oklch(93.8% 0.047 328.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #D6F4D9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.037
- Beige #F5F5DC ΔE 0.040
- Pale Aqua #B8FFEB ΔE 0.041
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.042
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.044
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.045
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.047
- Very Pale Blue #D6FFFE ΔE 0.049
Use #D6F4D9 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.