What color is #DBD7CF?

#DBD7CF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Catacomb Walls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD7CF?

The RGB value is 219, 215, 207: 219 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD7CF?

The complementary color is #CFD3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD7CF color

#DBD7CF rgb(219, 215, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD7CF is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 84.3% green and 81.2% blue (219, 215, 207).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 14% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Catacomb Walls (#DBD7D0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#DBD7CF color codes

HEX	`#DBD7CF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 215, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 84.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 14%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.09, -0.03, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.09, 4.42, 90.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.775, 68.166, 68.764)`
Decimal	`14407631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD7CF, 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 #DBD7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	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 #DBD7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd7cf; }
.text { color: #dbd7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 215 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd7cf, #d9dbcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DBD7CF?: #DBD7CF is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Catacomb Walls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD7CF?: The RGB value is 219, 215, 207: 219 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD7CF?: The complementary color is #CFD3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.