What color is #DBDFD5?

#DBDFD5 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDFD5?

The RGB value is 219, 223, 213: 219 red, 223 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDFD5?

The complementary color is #D9D5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDFD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDFD5 color

#DBDFD5 rgb(219, 223, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBDFD5 is a very light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.5% green and 83.5% blue (219, 223, 213).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 14% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Washed Dollar (#E1E3D7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#DBDFD5 color codes

HEX	`#DBDFD5`
RGB	`rgb(219, 223, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 14%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 4%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.28, -3.13, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.28, 5.42, 125.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.609, 72.639, 73.397)`
Decimal	`14409685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDFD5, 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 #DBDFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDFD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	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 #DBDFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdfd5; }
.text { color: #dbdfd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdfd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 223 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdfd5, #d6dfd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DBDFD5?: #DBDFD5 is a very light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Washed Dollar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDFD5?: The RGB value is 219, 223, 213: 219 red, 223 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDFD5?: The complementary color is #D9D5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDFD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.