What color is #DBEBE9?

#DBEBE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBEBE9?

The RGB value is 219, 235, 233: 219 red, 235 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBEBE9?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBEBE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBEBE9 color

#DBEBE9 rgb(219, 235, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBEBE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 92.2% green and 91.4% blue (219, 235, 233).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 29% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Free Spirit (#DEEEED), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#DBEBE9 color codes

HEX	`#DBEBE9`
RGB	`rgb(219, 235, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 92.2%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 29%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.85, -5.65, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.85, 5.72, 188.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.627, 80.359, 88.707)`
Decimal	`14412777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBEBE9, 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 #DBEBE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBEBE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	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 #DBEBE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbebe9; }
.text { color: #dbebe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbebe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 235 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbebe9, #dbe5eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DBEBE9?: #DBEBE9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Free Spirit. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBEBE9?: The RGB value is 219, 235, 233: 219 red, 235 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBEBE9?: The complementary color is #EBDBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBEBE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.