What color is #DBDBC4?

#DBDBC4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDBC4?

The RGB value is 219, 219, 196: 219 red, 219 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDBC4?

The complementary color is #C4C4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDBC4 color

#DBDBC4 rgb(219, 219, 196)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBDBC4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.9% green and 76.9% blue (219, 219, 196).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 24% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#DBDBC4 color codes

HEX	`#DBDBC4`
RGB	`rgb(219, 219, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 24%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.85, -3.94, 11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.85, 11.99, 109.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.508, 69.709, 62.271)`
Decimal	`14408644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDBC4, 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 #DBDBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #DBDBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdbc4; }
.text { color: #dbdbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 219 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdbc4, #d0dbc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DBDBC4?: #DBDBC4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDBC4?: The RGB value is 219, 219, 196: 219 red, 219 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDBC4?: The complementary color is #C4C4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.