What color is #DBDBD9?

#DBDBD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDBD9?

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

What is the complementary color of #DBDBD9?

The complementary color is #D9D9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDBD9 color

#DBDBD9 rgb(219, 219, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBDBD9 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% 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 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#DBDBD9 color codes

HEX	`#DBDBD9`
RGB	`rgb(219, 219, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.36, -0.36, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.36, 1.04, 110.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.067, 70.733, 75.752)`
Decimal	`14408665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDBD9, 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 #DBDBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	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 #DBDBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdbd9; }
.text { color: #dbdbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 219 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdbd9, #dadbd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBDBD9?: #DBDBD9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Porcelain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDBD9?: The RGB value is 219, 219, 217: 219 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDBD9?: The complementary color is #D9D9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.