What color is #DBE1D9?

#DBE1D9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE1D9?

The RGB value is 219, 225, 217: 219 red, 225 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE1D9?

The complementary color is #DFD9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE1D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE1D9 color

#DBE1D9 rgb(219, 225, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE1D9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 88.2% green and 85.1% blue (219, 225, 217).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 12% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#DBE1D9 color codes

HEX	`#DBE1D9`
RGB	`rgb(219, 225, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 88.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 12%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.88, -3.45, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.88, 4.71, 137.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.661, 73.92, 76.283)`
Decimal	`14410201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE1D9, 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 #DBE1D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE1D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #DBE1D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe1d9; }
.text { color: #dbe1d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe1d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 225 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe1d9, #d9e1db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DBE1D9?: #DBE1D9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE1D9?: The RGB value is 219, 225, 217: 219 red, 225 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE1D9?: The complementary color is #DFD9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE1D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.