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#D6FAED Color

#D6FAED is rgb(214, 250, 237) in RGB, hsl(158, 78%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D6FAED
HEX#D6FAED
RGBrgb(214, 250, 237)
HSLhsl(158, 78%, 91%)
HSVhsv(158, 14%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(95.6% 0.041 171.6)
LABlab(95.42% -13.89 2.16)
LCHlch(95.42% 14.06 171.18)

What #D6FAED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D6FAED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#D6FAED Channel Values

How #D6FAED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 214 · G 250 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 78% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 14% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D6FAED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D6FAED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D6FAED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D6FAED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D6FAED.

How #D6FAED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D6FAED
Protanopia#F4F4ED
Protanomaly#E9F7ED
Deuteranopia#EFEFEE
Deuteranomaly#E5F3EE
Tritanopia#D8F8F8
Tritanomaly#D7F9F4
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

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Using #D6FAED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d6faed: #D6FAED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D6FAED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d6faed': '#D6FAED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.980, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_d6faed">#D6FAED</color>
SVG fillfill="#D6FAED"

More Green Colors

#D6FAED sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D6FAED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D6FAED?

#D6FAED is a lightest green — rgb(214, 250, 237) in RGB and hsl(158, 78%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.32.

What is the RGB value of #D6FAED?

#D6FAED is rgb(214, 250, 237) — red 214, green 250, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D6FAED?

#D6FAED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D6FAED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D6FAED scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D6FAED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D6FAED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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