What color is #DBE6D4?

#DBE6D4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE6D4?

The RGB value is 219, 230, 212: 219 red, 230 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE6D4?

The complementary color is #DFD4E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE6D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE6D4 color

#DBE6D4 rgb(219, 230, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE6D4 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 90.2% green and 83.1% blue (219, 230, 212).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 26% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#DBE6D4 color codes

HEX	`#DBE6D4`
RGB	`rgb(219, 230, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 90.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 26%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.05, -6.88, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.05, 10.18, 132.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.392, 76.407, 73.367)`
Decimal	`14411476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE6D4, 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 #DBE6D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE6D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	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 #DBE6D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe6d4; }
.text { color: #dbe6d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe6d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 230 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe6d4, #d4e6d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBE6D4?: #DBE6D4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE6D4?: The RGB value is 219, 230, 212: 219 red, 230 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE6D4?: The complementary color is #DFD4E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE6D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.