What color is #DBE5CC?

#DBE5CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE5CC?

The RGB value is 219, 229, 204: 219 red, 229 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE5CC?

The complementary color is #D6CCE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE5CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE5CC color

#DBE5CC rgb(219, 229, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE5CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.8% green and 80% blue (219, 229, 204).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#DBE5CC color codes

HEX	`#DBE5CC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 229, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.61, -7.73, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.61, 13.48, 124.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.13, 75.458, 68.091)`
Decimal	`14411212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE5CC, 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 #DBE5CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE5CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #DBE5CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe5cc; }
.text { color: #dbe5cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe5cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 229 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe5cc, #cee5cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DBE5CC?: #DBE5CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE5CC?: The RGB value is 219, 229, 204: 219 red, 229 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE5CC?: The complementary color is #D6CCE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE5CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.