What color is #DBEBDD?

#DBEBDD 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 #DBEBDD?

The RGB value is 219, 235, 221: 219 red, 235 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBEBDD?

The complementary color is #EBDBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBEBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBEBDD color

#DBEBDD rgb(219, 235, 221)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 92.2% green and 86.7% blue (219, 235, 221).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 29% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cryo Freeze (#DDECE0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#DBEBDD color codes

HEX	`#DBEBDD`
RGB	`rgb(219, 235, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 92.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 29%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.55, -7.84, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.55, 9.28, 147.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.97, 79.697, 79.984)`
Decimal	`14412765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBEBDD, 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 #DBEBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBEBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	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 #DBEBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbebdd; }
.text { color: #dbebdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbebdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 235 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbebdd, #dbebe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBEBDD?: #DBEBDD 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 #DBEBDD?: The RGB value is 219, 235, 221: 219 red, 235 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBEBDD?: The complementary color is #EBDBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBEBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.