What color is #DBDBCF?

#DBDBCF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Feather. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDBCF?

The RGB value is 219, 219, 207: 219 red, 219 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDBCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBDBCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDBCF color

#DBDBCF rgb(219, 219, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBDBCF is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.9% green and 81.2% blue (219, 219, 207).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Feather (#DAD9CE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#DBDBCF color codes

HEX	`#DBDBCF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 219, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.11, -2.11, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.11, 6.26, 109.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.806, 70.228, 69.108)`
Decimal	`14408655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDBCF, 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 #DBDBCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDBCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #DBDBCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdbcf; }
.text { color: #dbdbcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdbcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 219 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdbcf, #d5dbcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBDBCF?: #DBDBCF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Feather. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDBCF?: The RGB value is 219, 219, 207: 219 red, 219 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDBCF?: The complementary color is #CFCFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDBCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.