What color is #DBEAF3?

#DBEAF3 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBEAF3?

The RGB value is 219, 234, 243: 219 red, 234 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBEAF3?

The complementary color is #F3E4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBEAF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBEAF3 color

#DBEAF3 rgb(219, 234, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBEAF3 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 91.8% green and 95.3% blue (219, 234, 243).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 50% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Cathedral (#DAEAF6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.08:1).

#DBEAF3 color codes

HEX	`#DBEAF3`
RGB	`rgb(219, 234, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 91.8%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 50%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.85, -3.24, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.85, 6.87, 241.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.81, 80.376, 96.349)`
Decimal	`14412531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBEAF3, 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 #DBEAF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBEAF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.08:1	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 #DBEAF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbeaf3; }
.text { color: #dbeaf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbeaf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 234 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbeaf3, #dbdef3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alice Blue.

Questions

What color is #DBEAF3?: #DBEAF3 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Celestial Cathedral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBEAF3?: The RGB value is 219, 234, 243: 219 red, 234 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBEAF3?: The complementary color is #F3E4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBEAF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.