What color is #DBDFD8?

#DBDFD8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDFD8?

The RGB value is 219, 223, 216: 219 red, 223 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDFD8?

The complementary color is #DCD8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDFD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDFD8 color

#DBDFD8 rgb(219, 223, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBDFD8 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.5% green and 84.7% blue (219, 223, 216).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 10% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#DBDFD8 color codes

HEX	`#DBDFD8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 223, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 10%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 3%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.35, -2.6, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.35, 3.94, 131.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.994, 72.793, 75.421)`
Decimal	`14409688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDFD8, 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 #DBDFD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDFD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #DBDFD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdfd8; }
.text { color: #dbdfd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdfd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 223 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdfd8, #d8dfd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DBDFD8?: #DBDFD8 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDFD8?: The RGB value is 219, 223, 216: 219 red, 223 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDFD8?: The complementary color is #DCD8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDFD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.