What color is #DBE4DD?

#DBE4DD 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 #DBE4DD?

The RGB value is 219, 228, 221: 219 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE4DD?

The complementary color is #E4DBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE4DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE4DD color

#DBE4DD rgb(219, 228, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE4DD is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.4% green and 86.7% blue (219, 228, 221).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 14% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frosty Pink (#DFE9E3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#DBE4DD color codes

HEX	`#DBE4DD`
RGB	`rgb(219, 228, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 14%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.75, -4.28, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.75, 4.89, 151.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.006, 75.767, 79.329)`
Decimal	`14410973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE4DD, 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 #DBE4DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE4DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #DBE4DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe4dd; }
.text { color: #dbe4dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe4dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 228 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe4dd, #dbe4e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Platinum.

Questions

What color is #DBE4DD?: #DBE4DD 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 #DBE4DD?: The RGB value is 219, 228, 221: 219 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE4DD?: The complementary color is #E4DBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE4DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.