What color is #DBDAD8?

#DBDAD8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDAD8?

The RGB value is 219, 218, 216: 219 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDAD8?

The complementary color is #D8D9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDAD8 color

#DBDAD8 rgb(219, 218, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBDAD8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.5% green and 84.7% blue (219, 218, 216).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 4% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Porcelain (#DDDCDB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#DBDAD8 color codes

HEX	`#DBDAD8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 218, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 4%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 1%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.08, -0.02, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.08, 1.1, 90.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.678, 70.161, 74.982)`
Decimal	`14408408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDAD8, 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 #DBDAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #DBDAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdad8; }
.text { color: #dbdad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 218 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdad8, #dbdbd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBDAD8?: #DBDAD8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDAD8?: The RGB value is 219, 218, 216: 219 red, 218 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDAD8?: The complementary color is #D8D9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.