What color is #DBE9DD?

#DBE9DD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE9DD?

The RGB value is 219, 233, 221: 219 red, 233 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE9DD?

The complementary color is #E9DBE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE9DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE9DD color

#DBE9DD rgb(219, 233, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE9DD is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 91.4% green and 86.7% blue (219, 233, 221).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 24% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cryo Freeze (#DDECE0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#DBE9DD color codes

HEX	`#DBE9DD`
RGB	`rgb(219, 233, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 91.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 24%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.03, -6.83, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.03, 8.03, 148.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.401, 78.558, 79.794)`
Decimal	`14412253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE9DD, 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 #DBE9DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE9DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	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 #DBE9DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe9dd; }
.text { color: #dbe9dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe9dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 233 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe9dd, #dbe9e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBE9DD?: #DBE9DD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE9DD?: The RGB value is 219, 233, 221: 219 red, 233 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE9DD?: The complementary color is #E9DBE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE9DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.