What color is #DBDCD4?

#DBDCD4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDCD4?

The RGB value is 219, 220, 212: 219 red, 220 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDCD4?

The complementary color is #D5D4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDCD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDCD4 color

#DBDCD4 rgb(219, 220, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBDCD4 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 86.3% green and 83.1% blue (219, 220, 212).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 10% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

#DBDCD4 color codes

HEX	`#DBDCD4`
RGB	`rgb(219, 220, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 86.3%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 10%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 4%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.49, -1.76, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.49, 4.19, 114.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.688, 71, 72.466)`
Decimal	`14408916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDCD4, 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 #DBDCD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDCD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	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 #DBDCD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdcd4; }
.text { color: #dbdcd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdcd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 220 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdcd4, #d7dcd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DBDCD4?: #DBDCD4 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDCD4?: The RGB value is 219, 220, 212: 219 red, 220 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDCD4?: The complementary color is #D5D4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDCD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.