What color is #DBE5DA?

#DBE5DA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE5DA?

The RGB value is 219, 229, 218: 219 red, 229 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE5DA?

The complementary color is #E4DAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE5DA color

#DBE5DA rgb(219, 229, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE5DA is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.8% green and 85.5% blue (219, 229, 218).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 17% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Green (#DFEADE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#DBE5DA color codes

HEX	`#DBE5DA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 229, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 17%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.93, -5.32, 4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.93, 6.78, 141.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.885, 76.16, 77.335)`
Decimal	`14411226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE5DA, 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 #DBE5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #DBE5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe5da; }
.text { color: #dbe5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 229 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe5da, #dae5df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBE5DA?: #DBE5DA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Hint of Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE5DA?: The RGB value is 219, 229, 218: 219 red, 229 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE5DA?: The complementary color is #E4DAE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.