What color is #DBECE8?

#DBECE8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Dream. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBECE8?

The RGB value is 219, 236, 232: 219 red, 236 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBECE8?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBECE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBECE8 color

#DBECE8 rgb(219, 236, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DBECE8 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 92.5% green and 91% blue (219, 236, 232).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 31% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Dream (#D9EAE5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#DBECE8 color codes

HEX	`#DBECE8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 236, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 92.5%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 31%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.08, -6.35, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.08, 6.35, 179.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.771, 80.876, 88.052)`
Decimal	`14413032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBECE8, 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 #DBECE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBECE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	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 #DBECE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbece8; }
.text { color: #dbece8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbece8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 236 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbece8, #dbe7ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #DBECE8?: #DBECE8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Dream. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBECE8?: The RGB value is 219, 236, 232: 219 red, 236 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBECE8?: The complementary color is #ECDBDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBECE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.