What color is #DBDDD0?

#DBDDD0 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDDD0?

The RGB value is 219, 221, 208: 219 red, 221 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDDD0?

The complementary color is #D2D0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDDD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDDD0 color

#DBDDD0 rgb(219, 221, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBDDD0 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 86.7% green and 81.6% blue (219, 221, 208).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 16% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Washed Dollar (#E1E3D7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#DBDDD0 color codes

HEX	`#DBDDD0`
RGB	`rgb(219, 221, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 86.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 16%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 6%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.64, -2.97, 6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.64, 6.82, 115.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.453, 71.327, 69.929)`
Decimal	`14409168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDDD0, 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 #DBDDD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDDD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #DBDDD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbddd0; }
.text { color: #dbddd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbddd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 221 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbddd0, #d5ddd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBDDD0?: #DBDDD0 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDDD0?: The RGB value is 219, 221, 208: 219 red, 221 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDDD0?: The complementary color is #D2D0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDDD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.