What color is #DBEADF?

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

What is the RGB value of #DBEADF?

The RGB value is 219, 234, 223: 219 red, 234 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBEADF?

The complementary color is #EADBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBEADF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBEADF color

#DBEADF rgb(219, 234, 223)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 91.8% green and 87.5% blue (219, 234, 223).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cryo Freeze (#DDECE0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#DBEADF color codes

HEX	`#DBEADF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 234, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 91.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.34, -6.98, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.34, 7.86, 152.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.953, 79.233, 81.3)`
Decimal	`14412511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBEADF, 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 #DBEADF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBEADF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	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 #DBEADF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbeadf; }
.text { color: #dbeadf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbeadf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 234 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbeadf, #dbeae6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBEADF?: #DBEADF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cryo Freeze. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBEADF?: The RGB value is 219, 234, 223: 219 red, 234 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBEADF?: The complementary color is #EADBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBEADF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.