What color is #DBE3CE?

#DBE3CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE3CE?

The RGB value is 219, 227, 206: 219 red, 227 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE3CE?

The complementary color is #D6CEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE3CE color

#DBE3CE rgb(219, 227, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE3CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89% green and 80.8% blue (219, 227, 206).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 27% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#DBE3CE color codes

HEX	`#DBE3CE`
RGB	`rgb(219, 227, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 27%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.14, -6.38, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.14, 11.3, 124.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.821, 74.454, 69.179)`
Decimal	`14410702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE3CE, 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 #DBE3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	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 #DBE3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe3ce; }
.text { color: #dbe3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 227 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe3ce, #d1e3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBE3CE?: #DBE3CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE3CE?: The RGB value is 219, 227, 206: 219 red, 227 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE3CE?: The complementary color is #D6CEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.