What color is #DBE0E5?

#DBE0E5 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Bright Star. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE0E5?

The RGB value is 219, 224, 229: 219 red, 224 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE0E5?

The complementary color is #E5E0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE0E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE0E5 color

#DBE0E5 rgb(219, 224, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE0E5 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.8% green and 89.8% blue (219, 224, 229).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 16% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Bright Star (#DDE2E6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#DBE0E5 color codes

HEX	`#DBE0E5`
RGB	`rgb(219, 224, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.8%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 16%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 4%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.94, -0.76, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.94, 3.12, 255.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.009, 74.028, 84.714)`
Decimal	`14409957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE0E5, 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 #DBE0E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE0E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #DBE0E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe0e5; }
.text { color: #dbe0e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe0e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 224 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe0e5, #dbdbe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DBE0E5?: #DBE0E5 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Bright Star. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE0E5?: The RGB value is 219, 224, 229: 219 red, 224 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE0E5?: The complementary color is #E5E0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE0E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.