What color is #DBE4E6?

#DBE4E6 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE4E6?

The RGB value is 219, 228, 230: 219 red, 228 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE4E6?

The complementary color is #E6DDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE4E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE4E6 color

#DBE4E6 rgb(219, 228, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE4E6 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.4% green and 90.2% blue (219, 228, 230).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 18% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Serene (#DCE3E4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#DBE4E6 color codes

HEX	`#DBE4E6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 228, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.4%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 18%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.98, -2.63, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.98, 3.32, 217.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.237, 76.26, 85.814)`
Decimal	`14410982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE4E6, 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 #DBE4E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE4E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	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 #DBE4E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe4e6; }
.text { color: #dbe4e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe4e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 228 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe4e6, #dbdfe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DBE4E6?: #DBE4E6 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Serene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE4E6?: The RGB value is 219, 228, 230: 219 red, 228 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE4E6?: The complementary color is #E6DDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE4E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.