What color is #DBE6ED?

#DBE6ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE6ED?

The RGB value is 219, 230, 237: 219 red, 230 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE6ED?

The complementary color is #EDE2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE6ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE6ED color

#DBE6ED rgb(219, 230, 237)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE6ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 90.2% green and 92.9% blue (219, 230, 237).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 33% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is White Frost (#DEE6EC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#DBE6ED color codes

HEX	`#DBE6ED`
RGB	`rgb(219, 230, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 90.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 33%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.67, -2.34, -4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.67, 5.22, 243.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.793, 77.767, 91.28)`
Decimal	`14411501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE6ED, 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 #DBE6ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE6ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #DBE6ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe6ed; }
.text { color: #dbe6ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe6ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 230 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe6ed, #dbdded); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DBE6ED?: #DBE6ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color White Frost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE6ED?: The RGB value is 219, 230, 237: 219 red, 230 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE6ED?: The complementary color is #EDE2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE6ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.