What color is #DBE3BF?

#DBE3BF is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE3BF?

The RGB value is 219, 227, 191: 219 red, 227 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE3BF?

The complementary color is #C7BFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE3BF color

#DBE3BF rgb(219, 227, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE3BF is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89% green and 74.9% blue (219, 227, 191).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 39% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#DBE3BF color codes

HEX	`#DBE3BF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 227, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 39%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.81, -8.81, 16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.81, 18.88, 117.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.085, 73.76, 60.036)`
Decimal	`14410687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE3BF, 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 #DBE3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #DBE3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe3bf; }
.text { color: #dbe3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 227 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe3bf, #c9e3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DBE3BF?: #DBE3BF is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE3BF?: The RGB value is 219, 227, 191: 219 red, 227 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE3BF?: The complementary color is #C7BFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.