What color is #DBE0CB?

#DBE0CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE0CB?

The RGB value is 219, 224, 203: 219 red, 224 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE0CB?

The complementary color is #D0CBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE0CB color

#DBE0CB rgb(219, 224, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE0CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.8% green and 79.6% blue (219, 224, 203).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 25% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Frost (#DCE0CD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#DBE0CB color codes

HEX	`#DBE0CB`
RGB	`rgb(219, 224, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 25%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.3, -5.35, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.3, 11.08, 118.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.647, 72.683, 67.007)`
Decimal	`14409931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE0CB, 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 #DBE0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #DBE0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe0cb; }
.text { color: #dbe0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 224 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe0cb, #d0e0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBE0CB?: #DBE0CB is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE0CB?: The RGB value is 219, 224, 203: 219 red, 224 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE0CB?: The complementary color is #D0CBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.