What color is #DBE0ED?

#DBE0ED is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE0ED?

The RGB value is 219, 224, 237: 219 red, 224 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE0ED?

The complementary color is #EDE8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE0ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE0ED color

#DBE0ED rgb(219, 224, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBE0ED is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.8% green and 92.9% blue (219, 224, 237).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 33% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#DBE0ED color codes

HEX	`#DBE0ED`
RGB	`rgb(219, 224, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 33%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.15, 0.76, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.15, 6.95, 276.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.152, 74.485, 90.733)`
Decimal	`14409965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE0ED, 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 #DBE0ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE0ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	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 #DBE0ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe0ed; }
.text { color: #dbe0ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe0ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 224 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe0ed, #dfdbed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DBE0ED?: #DBE0ED is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE0ED?: The RGB value is 219, 224, 237: 219 red, 224 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE0ED?: The complementary color is #EDE8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE0ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.