What color is #DBE4E3?

#DBE4E3 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE4E3?

The RGB value is 219, 228, 227: 219 red, 228 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE4E3?

The complementary color is #E4DBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE4E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE4E3 color

#DBE4E3 rgb(219, 228, 227)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE4E3 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.4% green and 89% blue (219, 228, 227).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 14% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#DBE4E3 color codes

HEX	`#DBE4E3`
RGB	`rgb(219, 228, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 14%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 4%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.9, -3.19, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.9, 3.24, 189.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.819, 76.092, 83.614)`
Decimal	`14410979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE4E3, 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 #DBE4E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE4E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #DBE4E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe4e3; }
.text { color: #dbe4e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe4e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 228 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe4e3, #dbe1e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DBE4E3?: #DBE4E3 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE4E3?: The RGB value is 219, 228, 227: 219 red, 228 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE4E3?: The complementary color is #E4DBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE4E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.