What color is #DBE7DF?

#DBE7DF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE7DF?

The RGB value is 219, 231, 223: 219 red, 231 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE7DF?

The complementary color is #E7DBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE7DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE7DF color

#DBE7DF rgb(219, 231, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE7DF is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 90.6% green and 87.5% blue (219, 231, 223).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 20% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Dream (#DBE7E1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#DBE7DF color codes

HEX	`#DBE7DF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 231, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 90.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 20%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.57, -5.45, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.57, 6, 155.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.106, 77.539, 81.018)`
Decimal	`14411743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE7DF, 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 #DBE7DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE7DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #DBE7DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe7df; }
.text { color: #dbe7df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe7df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 231 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe7df, #dbe7e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DBE7DF?: #DBE7DF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE7DF?: The RGB value is 219, 231, 223: 219 red, 231 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE7DF?: The complementary color is #E7DBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE7DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.