What color is #DBE8EA?

#DBE8EA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Smoke and Mirrors. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE8EA?

The RGB value is 219, 232, 234: 219 red, 232 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE8EA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBE8EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE8EA color

#DBE8EA rgb(219, 232, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBE8EA is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 91% green and 91.8% blue (219, 232, 234).

Its hue angle is 188°, 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 Smoke and Mirrors (#D9E6E8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#DBE8EA color codes

HEX	`#DBE8EA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 232, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 91%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.1, -3.93, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.1, 4.64, 212.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.918, 78.713, 89.177)`
Decimal	`14412010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE8EA, 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 #DBE8EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE8EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	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 #DBE8EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe8ea; }
.text { color: #dbe8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe8ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 232 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe8ea, #dbe1ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DBE8EA?: #DBE8EA is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Smoke and Mirrors. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE8EA?: The RGB value is 219, 232, 234: 219 red, 232 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE8EA?: The complementary color is #EADDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE8EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.