What color is #DBE9DA?

#DBE9DA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE9DA?

The RGB value is 219, 233, 218: 219 red, 233 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE9DA?

The complementary color is #E8DAE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE9DA color

#DBE9DA rgb(219, 233, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE9DA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 91.4% green and 85.5% blue (219, 233, 218).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Frost (#D7E5D8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.68:1).

#DBE9DA color codes

HEX	`#DBE9DA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 233, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 91.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.96, -7.36, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.96, 9.3, 142.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.005, 78.399, 77.708)`
Decimal	`14412250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE9DA, 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 #DBE9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.68:1	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 #DBE9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe9da; }
.text { color: #dbe9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 233 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe9da, #dae9e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBE9DA?: #DBE9DA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Whispering Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE9DA?: The RGB value is 219, 233, 218: 219 red, 233 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE9DA?: The complementary color is #E8DAE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.