What color is #DBECDF?

#DBECDF 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 #DBECDF?

The RGB value is 219, 236, 223: 219 red, 236 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBECDF?

The complementary color is #ECDBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBECDF?

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.

#DBECDF color

#DBECDF rgb(219, 236, 223)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 92.5% green and 87.5% blue (219, 236, 223).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cryo Freeze (#DDECE0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DBECDF color codes

HEX	`#DBECDF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 236, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 92.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.85, -7.99, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.85, 9.11, 151.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.526, 80.378, 81.491)`
Decimal	`14413023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#DBECDF 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 #DBECDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbecdf; }
.text { color: #dbecdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbecdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 236 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbecdf, #dbece7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBECDF?: #DBECDF 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 #DBECDF?: The RGB value is 219, 236, 223: 219 red, 236 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBECDF?: The complementary color is #ECDBE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBECDF?: 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.