What color is #DBDFCC?

#DBDFCC is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDFCC?

The RGB value is 219, 223, 204: 219 red, 223 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDFCC?

The complementary color is #D0CCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDFCC color

#DBDFCC rgb(219, 223, 204)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.5% green and 80% blue (219, 223, 204).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 23% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Frost (#DCE0CD), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#DBDFCC color codes

HEX	`#DBDFCC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 223, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 23%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.06, -4.67, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.06, 10, 117.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.499, 72.195, 67.547)`
Decimal	`14409676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDFCC, 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 #DBDFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	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 #DBDFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdfcc; }
.text { color: #dbdfcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdfcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 223 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdfcc, #d2dfcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBDFCC?: #DBDFCC is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDFCC?: The RGB value is 219, 223, 204: 219 red, 223 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDFCC?: The complementary color is #D0CCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.