What color is #DBE5BE?

#DBE5BE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE5BE?

The RGB value is 219, 229, 190: 219 red, 229 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE5BE?

The complementary color is #C8BEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE5BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE5BE color

#DBE5BE rgb(219, 229, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE5BE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.8% green and 74.5% blue (219, 229, 190).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#DBE5BE color codes

HEX	`#DBE5BE`
RGB	`rgb(219, 229, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.31, -9.97, 17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.31, 20.51, 119.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.526, 74.817, 59.642)`
Decimal	`14411198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE5BE, 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 #DBE5BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE5BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	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 #DBE5BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe5be; }
.text { color: #dbe5be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe5be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 229 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe5be, #c8e5be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DBE5BE?: #DBE5BE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE5BE?: The RGB value is 219, 229, 190: 219 red, 229 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE5BE?: The complementary color is #C8BEE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE5BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.