What color is #DBE9CD?

#DBE9CD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE9CD?

The RGB value is 219, 233, 205: 219 red, 233 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE9CD?

The complementary color is #DBCDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE9CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE9CD color

#DBE9CD rgb(219, 233, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE9CD is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 91.4% green and 80.4% blue (219, 233, 205).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 39% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#DBE9CD color codes

HEX	`#DBE9CD`
RGB	`rgb(219, 233, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 91.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 39%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.66, -9.58, 12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.66, 15.38, 128.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.37, 77.745, 69.098)`
Decimal	`14412237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE9CD, 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 #DBE9CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE9CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #DBE9CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe9cd; }
.text { color: #dbe9cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe9cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 233 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe9cd, #cde9cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DBE9CD?: #DBE9CD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE9CD?: The RGB value is 219, 233, 205: 219 red, 233 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE9CD?: The complementary color is #DBCDE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE9CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.