What color is #DBE4E9?

#DBE4E9 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE4E9?

The RGB value is 219, 228, 233: 219 red, 228 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE4E9?

The complementary color is #E9E0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE4E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE4E9 color

#DBE4E9 rgb(219, 228, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE4E9 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.4% green and 91.4% blue (219, 228, 233).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 24% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cityscape (#DAE3E7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.29:1).

#DBE4E9 color codes

HEX	`#DBE4E9`
RGB	`rgb(219, 228, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.4%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 24%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.06, -2.07, -3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.06, 4.04, 239.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.662, 76.429, 88.052)`
Decimal	`14410985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE4E9, 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 #DBE4E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE4E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.29:1	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 #DBE4E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe4e9; }
.text { color: #dbe4e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe4e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 228 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe4e9, #dbdde9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #DBE4E9?: #DBE4E9 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cityscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE4E9?: The RGB value is 219, 228, 233: 219 red, 228 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE4E9?: The complementary color is #E9E0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE4E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.