What color is #DBE4DC?

#DBE4DC is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE4DC?

The RGB value is 219, 228, 220: 219 red, 228 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE4DC?

The complementary color is #E4DBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE4DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE4DC color

#DBE4DC rgb(219, 228, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE4DC is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.4% green and 86.3% blue (219, 228, 220).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 14% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#DBE4DC color codes

HEX	`#DBE4DC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 228, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 14%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.73, -4.46, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.73, 5.29, 147.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.873, 75.714, 78.629)`
Decimal	`14410972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE4DC, 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 #DBE4DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE4DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #DBE4DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe4dc; }
.text { color: #dbe4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe4dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 228 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe4dc, #dbe4e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DBE4DC?: #DBE4DC is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosty Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE4DC?: The RGB value is 219, 228, 220: 219 red, 228 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE4DC?: The complementary color is #E4DBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE4DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.