What color is #DBE8E6?

#DBE8E6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Second Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE8E6?

The RGB value is 219, 232, 230: 219 red, 232 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE8E6?

The complementary color is #E8DBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE8E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE8E6 color

#DBE8E6 rgb(219, 232, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE8E6 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 91% green and 90.2% blue (219, 232, 230).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Second Wind (#DFECE9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#DBE8E6 color codes

HEX	`#DBE8E6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 232, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 91%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91, -4.68, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91, 4.71, 186.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.35, 78.486, 86.185)`
Decimal	`14412006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE8E6, 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 #DBE8E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE8E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	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 #DBE8E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe8e6; }
.text { color: #dbe8e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe8e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 232 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe8e6, #dbe3e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DBE8E6?: #DBE8E6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Second Wind. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE8E6?: The RGB value is 219, 232, 230: 219 red, 232 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE8E6?: The complementary color is #E8DBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE8E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.7:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.