What color is #DBE0F0?

#DBE0F0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE0F0?

The RGB value is 219, 224, 240: 219 red, 224 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE0F0?

The complementary color is #F0EBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE0F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE0F0 color

#DBE0F0 rgb(219, 224, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBE0F0 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.8% green and 94.1% blue (219, 224, 240).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 41% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.93:1).

#DBE0F0 color codes

HEX	`#DBE0F0`
RGB	`rgb(219, 224, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.8%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 41%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.23, 1.34, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.23, 8.47, 279.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.594, 74.662, 93.061)`
Decimal	`14409968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE0F0, 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 #DBE0F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE0F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.93:1	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 #DBE0F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe0f0; }
.text { color: #dbe0f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe0f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 224 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe0f0, #e0dbf0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBE0F0?: #DBE0F0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE0F0?: The RGB value is 219, 224, 240: 219 red, 224 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE0F0?: The complementary color is #F0EBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE0F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.