What color is #DBE2C9?

#DBE2C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE2C9?

The RGB value is 219, 226, 201: 219 red, 226 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE2C9?

The complementary color is #D0C9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE2C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE2C9 color

#DBE2C9 rgb(219, 226, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE2C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 88.6% green and 78.8% blue (219, 226, 201).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#DBE2C9 color codes

HEX	`#DBE2C9`
RGB	`rgb(219, 226, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 88.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.77, -6.7, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.77, 13.24, 120.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.951, 73.67, 65.94)`
Decimal	`14410441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE2C9, 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 #DBE2C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE2C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	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 #DBE2C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe2c9; }
.text { color: #dbe2c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe2c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 226 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe2c9, #cee2c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DBE2C9?: #DBE2C9 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE2C9?: The RGB value is 219, 226, 201: 219 red, 226 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE2C9?: The complementary color is #D0C9E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE2C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.