What color is #DBE4BD?

#DBE4BD 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 #DBE4BD?

The RGB value is 219, 228, 189: 219 red, 228 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE4BD?

The complementary color is #C6BDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE4BD?

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.

#DBE4BD color

#DBE4BD rgb(219, 228, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE4BD is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.4% green and 74.1% blue (219, 228, 189).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 42% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% 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).

#DBE4BD color codes

HEX	`#DBE4BD`
RGB	`rgb(219, 228, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 42%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 17%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.03, -9.62, 18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.03, 20.46, 118.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.141, 74.221, 58.976)`
Decimal	`14410941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE4BD, 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 #DBE4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE4BD 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 #DBE4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe4bd; }
.text { color: #dbe4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 228 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe4bd, #c8e4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DBE4BD?: #DBE4BD 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 #DBE4BD?: The RGB value is 219, 228, 189: 219 red, 228 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE4BD?: The complementary color is #C6BDE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE4BD?: 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.