What color is #DBEAE0?

#DBEAE0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBEAE0?

The RGB value is 219, 234, 224: 219 red, 234 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBEAE0?

The complementary color is #EADBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBEAE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBEAE0 color

#DBEAE0 rgb(219, 234, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBEAE0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 91.8% green and 87.8% blue (219, 234, 224).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Clair de Lune (#DBE9DF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#DBEAE0 color codes

HEX	`#DBEAE0`
RGB	`rgb(219, 234, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 91.8%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.36, -6.8, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.36, 7.49, 155.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.088, 79.287, 82.013)`
Decimal	`14412512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBEAE0, 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 #DBEAE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBEAE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	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 #DBEAE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbeae0; }
.text { color: #dbeae0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbeae0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 234 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbeae0, #dbeae8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBEAE0?: #DBEAE0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Clair de Lune. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBEAE0?: The RGB value is 219, 234, 224: 219 red, 234 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBEAE0?: The complementary color is #EADBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBEAE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.