What color is #DBE6D5?

#DBE6D5 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 #DBE6D5?

The RGB value is 219, 230, 213: 219 red, 230 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE6D5?

The complementary color is #E0D5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE6D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE6D5 color

#DBE6D5 rgb(219, 230, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE6D5 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 90.2% green and 83.5% blue (219, 230, 213).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 25% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Green (#E1EBD8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.29:1).

#DBE6D5 color codes

HEX	`#DBE6D5`
RGB	`rgb(219, 230, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 90.2%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 25%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.07, -6.71, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.07, 9.71, 133.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.518, 76.458, 74.033)`
Decimal	`14411477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE6D5, 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 #DBE6D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE6D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.29:1	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 #DBE6D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe6d5; }
.text { color: #dbe6d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe6d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 230 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe6d5, #d5e6d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBE6D5?: #DBE6D5 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 #DBE6D5?: The RGB value is 219, 230, 213: 219 red, 230 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE6D5?: The complementary color is #E0D5E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE6D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.