What color is #DBEDE6?

#DBEDE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBEDE6?

The RGB value is 219, 237, 230: 219 red, 237 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBEDE6?

The complementary color is #EDDBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBEDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBEDE6 color

#DBEDE6 rgb(219, 237, 230)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBEDE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 92.9% green and 90.2% blue (219, 237, 230).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 33% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Shattered Ice (#DAEEE6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#DBEDE6 color codes

HEX	`#DBEDE6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 237, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 92.9%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 33%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.28, -7.22, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.28, 7.35, 169.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.778, 81.341, 86.661)`
Decimal	`14413286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBEDE6, 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 #DBEDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBEDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #DBEDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbede6; }
.text { color: #dbede6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbede6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 237 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbede6, #dbebed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBEDE6?: #DBEDE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shattered Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBEDE6?: The RGB value is 219, 237, 230: 219 red, 237 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBEDE6?: The complementary color is #EDDBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBEDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.