What color is #DBE4BC?

#DBE4BC 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 #DBE4BC?

The RGB value is 219, 228, 188: 219 red, 228 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE4BC?

The complementary color is #C5BCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE4BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE4BC color

#DBE4BC rgb(219, 228, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE4BC is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.4% green and 73.7% blue (219, 228, 188).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#DBE4BC color codes

HEX	`#DBE4BC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 228, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.01, -9.78, 18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.01, 20.96, 117.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.033, 74.178, 58.406)`
Decimal	`14410940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE4BC, 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 #DBE4BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE4BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #DBE4BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe4bc; }
.text { color: #dbe4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe4bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 228 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe4bc, #c7e4bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DBE4BC?: #DBE4BC 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 #DBE4BC?: The RGB value is 219, 228, 188: 219 red, 228 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE4BC?: The complementary color is #C5BCE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE4BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.