What color is #DBE0DC?

#DBE0DC is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE0DC?

The RGB value is 219, 224, 220: 219 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE0DC?

The complementary color is #E0DBDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE0DC color

#DBE0DC rgb(219, 224, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE0DC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.8% green and 86.3% blue (219, 224, 220).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 7% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Dew (#D7D9D5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#DBE0DC color codes

HEX	`#DBE0DC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 224, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 7%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 2%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.7, -2.4, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.7, 2.77, 150.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.785, 73.538, 78.267)`
Decimal	`14409948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE0DC, 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 #DBE0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	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 #DBE0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe0dc; }
.text { color: #dbe0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 224 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe0dc, #dbe0df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DBE0DC?: #DBE0DC is a light gray, closest to the named color Quiet Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE0DC?: The RGB value is 219, 224, 220: 219 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE0DC?: The complementary color is #E0DBDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.