What color is #DBE7D9?

#DBE7D9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE7D9?

The RGB value is 219, 231, 217: 219 red, 231 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE7D9?

The complementary color is #E5D9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE7D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE7D9 color

#DBE7D9 rgb(219, 231, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE7D9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 90.6% green and 85.1% blue (219, 231, 217).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 23% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Frost (#D7E5D8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#DBE7D9 color codes

HEX	`#DBE7D9`
RGB	`rgb(219, 231, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 90.6%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 23%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.42, -6.52, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.42, 8.49, 140.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.311, 77.221, 76.833)`
Decimal	`14411737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE7D9, 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 #DBE7D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE7D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	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 #DBE7D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe7d9; }
.text { color: #dbe7d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe7d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 231 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe7d9, #d9e7de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBE7D9?: #DBE7D9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE7D9?: The RGB value is 219, 231, 217: 219 red, 231 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE7D9?: The complementary color is #E5D9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE7D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.