What color is #DBD9DA?

#DBD9DA is a light gray, closest to the named color Salt-N-Pepa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD9DA?

The RGB value is 219, 217, 218: 219 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD9DA?

The complementary color is #D9DBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD9DA color

#DBD9DA rgb(219, 217, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD9DA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.1% green and 85.5% blue (219, 217, 218).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 3% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Salt-N-Pepa (#DCD9DB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#DBD9DA color codes

HEX	`#DBD9DA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 217, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 3%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 1%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.87, 0.86, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.87, 0.89, 343.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.679, 69.748, 76.266)`
Decimal	`14408154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD9DA, 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 #DBD9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #DBD9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd9da; }
.text { color: #dbd9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 217 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd9da, #dbd9d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBD9DA?: #DBD9DA is a light gray, closest to the named color Salt-N-Pepa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD9DA?: The RGB value is 219, 217, 218: 219 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD9DA?: The complementary color is #D9DBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.