What color is #DBD8DF?

#DBD8DF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pebble Beach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD8DF?

The RGB value is 219, 216, 223: 219 red, 216 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD8DF?

The complementary color is #DCDFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD8DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD8DF color

#DBD8DF rgb(219, 216, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD8DF is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 84.7% green and 87.5% blue (219, 216, 223).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 10% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pebble Beach (#DED8DC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#DBD8DF color codes

HEX	`#DBD8DF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 216, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 84.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.75, 2.29, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.75, 3.83, 306.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.086, 69.5, 79.678)`
Decimal	`14407903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD8DF, 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 #DBD8DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD8DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #DBD8DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd8df; }
.text { color: #dbd8df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd8df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 216 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd8df, #ded8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DBD8DF?: #DBD8DF is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pebble Beach. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD8DF?: The RGB value is 219, 216, 223: 219 red, 216 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD8DF?: The complementary color is #DCDFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD8DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.