What color is #DBE9D6?

#DBE9D6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE9D6?

The RGB value is 219, 233, 214: 219 red, 233 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE9D6?

The complementary color is #E4D6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE9D6 color

#DBE9D6 rgb(219, 233, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE9D6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 91.4% green and 83.9% blue (219, 233, 214).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 30% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Lichen (#DFEDDA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#DBE9D6 color codes

HEX	`#DBE9D6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 233, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 91.4%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 30%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.87, -8.06, 7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.87, 11.1, 136.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.488, 78.193, 74.984)`
Decimal	`14412246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE9D6, 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 #DBE9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #DBE9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe9d6; }
.text { color: #dbe9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 233 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe9d6, #d6e9db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBE9D6?: #DBE9D6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghost Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE9D6?: The RGB value is 219, 233, 214: 219 red, 233 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE9D6?: The complementary color is #E4D6E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.