What color is #DBE4CA?

#DBE4CA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE4CA?

The RGB value is 219, 228, 202: 219 red, 228 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE4CA?

The complementary color is #D3CAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE4CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE4CA color

#DBE4CA rgb(219, 228, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE4CA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.4% green and 79.2% blue (219, 228, 202).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 33% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#DBE4CA color codes

HEX	`#DBE4CA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 228, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 33%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.3, -7.55, 11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.3, 13.9, 122.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.616, 74.811, 66.743)`
Decimal	`14410954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE4CA, 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 #DBE4CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE4CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	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 #DBE4CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe4ca; }
.text { color: #dbe4ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe4ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 228 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe4ca, #cee4ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DBE4CA?: #DBE4CA is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE4CA?: The RGB value is 219, 228, 202: 219 red, 228 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE4CA?: The complementary color is #D3CAE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE4CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.