What color is #DBDCCC?

#DBDCCC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDCCC?

The RGB value is 219, 220, 204: 219 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDCCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBDCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDCCC color

#DBDCCC rgb(219, 220, 204)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 86.3% green and 80% blue (219, 220, 204).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 19% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Wild Wheat (#E0E1D1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#DBDCCC color codes

HEX	`#DBDCCC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 220, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 86.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 19%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.29, -3.13, 7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.29, 8.35, 112.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.704, 70.606, 67.282)`
Decimal	`14408908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDCCC, 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 #DBDCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #DBDCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdccc; }
.text { color: #dbdccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 220 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdccc, #d3dccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBDCCC?: #DBDCCC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDCCC?: The RGB value is 219, 220, 204: 219 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDCCC?: The complementary color is #CDCCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.