What color is #DBE6CC?

#DBE6CC 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 #DBE6CC?

The RGB value is 219, 230, 204: 219 red, 230 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE6CC?

The complementary color is #D7CCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE6CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE6CC color

#DBE6CC rgb(219, 230, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE6CC is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 90.2% green and 80% blue (219, 230, 204).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#DBE6CC color codes

HEX	`#DBE6CC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 230, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 90.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.87, -8.23, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.87, 14.08, 125.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.408, 76.013, 68.183)`
Decimal	`14411468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE6CC, 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 #DBE6CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE6CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	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 #DBE6CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe6cc; }
.text { color: #dbe6cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe6cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 230 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe6cc, #cee6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DBE6CC?: #DBE6CC 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 #DBE6CC?: The RGB value is 219, 230, 204: 219 red, 230 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE6CC?: The complementary color is #D7CCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE6CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.