What color is #DBD9DB?

#DBD9DB 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 #DBD9DB?

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

What is the complementary color of #DBD9DB?

The complementary color is #D9DBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD9DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD9DB color

#DBD9DB rgb(219, 217, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD9DB is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, 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 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#DBD9DB color codes

HEX	`#DBD9DB`
RGB	`rgb(219, 217, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, 1.04, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 1.28, 324.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.81, 69.8, 76.957)`
Decimal	`14408155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD9DB, 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 #DBD9DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD9DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #DBD9DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd9db; }
.text { color: #dbd9db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd9db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 217 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd9db, #dbd9da); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBD9DB?: #DBD9DB 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 #DBD9DB?: The RGB value is 219, 217, 219: 219 red, 217 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD9DB?: The complementary color is #D9DBD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD9DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.