What color is #DBE9DF?

#DBE9DF is a very light, grayish green known as Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE9DF?

The RGB value is 219, 233, 223: 219 red, 233 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE9DF?

The complementary color is #E9DBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE9DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE9DF color

#DBE9DF rgb(219, 233, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBE9DF is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 91.4% green and 87.5% blue (219, 233, 223).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 24% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

This exact color is also called Clair de Lune.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#DBE9DF color codes

HEX	`#DBE9DF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 233, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 91.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 24%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.08, -6.47, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.08, 7.24, 153.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.669, 78.665, 81.206)`
Decimal	`14412255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE9DF, 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 #DBE9DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE9DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	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 #DBE9DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe9df; }
.text { color: #dbe9df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe9df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 233 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe9df, #dbe9e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBE9DF?: #DBE9DF is a very light, grayish green known as Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE9DF?: The RGB value is 219, 233, 223: 219 red, 233 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE9DF?: The complementary color is #E9DBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE9DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.