What color is #DBE1E2?

#DBE1E2 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE1E2?

The RGB value is 219, 225, 226: 219 red, 225 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE1E2?

The complementary color is #E2DCDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE1E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE1E2 color

#DBE1E2 rgb(219, 225, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE1E2 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 88.2% green and 88.6% blue (219, 225, 226).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 11% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Cloud (#DBE0E1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#DBE1E2 color codes

HEX	`#DBE1E2`
RGB	`rgb(219, 225, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 88.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 11%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 3%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.11, -1.83, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.11, 2.18, 213.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.864, 74.401, 82.617)`
Decimal	`14410210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE1E2, 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 #DBE1E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE1E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	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 #DBE1E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe1e2; }
.text { color: #dbe1e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe1e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 225 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe1e2, #dbdee2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DBE1E2?: #DBE1E2 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Drifting Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE1E2?: The RGB value is 219, 225, 226: 219 red, 225 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE1E2?: The complementary color is #E2DCDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE1E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.