What color is #DBE7EA?

#DBE7EA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Airy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE7EA?

The RGB value is 219, 231, 234: 219 red, 231 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE7EA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBE7EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE7EA color

#DBE7EA rgb(219, 231, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE7EA is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 90.6% green and 91.8% blue (219, 231, 234).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Airy (#DAE6E9), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.63:1).

#DBE7EA color codes

HEX	`#DBE7EA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 231, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 90.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.85, -3.42, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.85, 4.44, 219.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.638, 78.152, 89.084)`
Decimal	`14411754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE7EA, 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 #DBE7EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE7EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.63:1	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 #DBE7EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe7ea; }
.text { color: #dbe7ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe7ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 231 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe7ea, #dbe0ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DBE7EA?: #DBE7EA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Airy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE7EA?: The RGB value is 219, 231, 234: 219 red, 231 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE7EA?: The complementary color is #EADEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE7EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.