What color is #DBDBE4?

#DBDBE4 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDBE4?

The RGB value is 219, 219, 228: 219 red, 219 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDBE4?

The complementary color is #E4E4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDBE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDBE4 color

#DBDBE4 rgb(219, 219, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBDBE4 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.9% green and 89.4% blue (219, 219, 228).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 14% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is White Elephant (#DEDEE5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#DBDBE4 color codes

HEX	`#DBDBE4`
RGB	`rgb(219, 219, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.9%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 14%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.64, 1.65, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.64, 4.7, 290.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.546, 71.324, 83.54)`
Decimal	`14408676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDBE4, 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 #DBDBE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDBE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #DBDBE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdbe4; }
.text { color: #dbdbe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdbe4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 219 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdbe4, #e0dbe4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DBDBE4?: #DBDBE4 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color White Elephant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDBE4?: The RGB value is 219, 219, 228: 219 red, 219 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDBE4?: The complementary color is #E4E4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDBE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.