What color is #DBDBD7?

#DBDBD7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whispering Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDBD7?

The RGB value is 219, 219, 215: 219 red, 219 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDBD7?

The complementary color is #D7D7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDBD7 color

#DBDBD7 rgb(219, 219, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBDBD7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.9% green and 84.3% blue (219, 219, 215).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Smoke (#D8D8D4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#DBDBD7 color codes

HEX	`#DBDBD7`
RGB	`rgb(219, 219, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.3, -0.71, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.3, 2.09, 110)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.809, 70.629, 74.39)`
Decimal	`14408663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDBD7, 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 #DBDBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #DBDBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdbd7; }
.text { color: #dbdbd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdbd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 219 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdbd7, #d9dbd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DBDBD7?: #DBDBD7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whispering Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDBD7?: The RGB value is 219, 219, 215: 219 red, 219 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDBD7?: The complementary color is #D7D7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.