What color is #DBDED6?

#DBDED6 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDED6?

The RGB value is 219, 222, 214: 219 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDED6?

The complementary color is #D9D6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDED6 color

#DBDED6 rgb(219, 222, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBDED6 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.1% green and 83.9% blue (219, 222, 214).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 11% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Alaska (#DADAD1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#DBDED6 color codes

HEX	`#DBDED6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 222, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 11%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.04, -2.44, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.04, 4.32, 124.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.47, 72.158, 73.979)`
Decimal	`14409430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDED6, 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 #DBDED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #DBDED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbded6; }
.text { color: #dbded6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbded6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 222 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbded6, #d7ded6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DBDED6?: #DBDED6 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Alaska. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDED6?: The RGB value is 219, 222, 214: 219 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDED6?: The complementary color is #D9D6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.