What color is #DBEDEF?

#DBEDEF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBEDEF?

The RGB value is 219, 237, 239: 219 red, 237 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBEDEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBEDEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBEDEF color

#DBEDEF rgb(219, 237, 239)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DBEDEF is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 92.9% green and 93.7% blue (219, 237, 239).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 38% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Breath (#DEECED), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.37:1).

#DBEDEF color codes

HEX	`#DBEDEF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 237, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 92.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 38%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.51, -5.54, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.51, 6.3, 208.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.074, 81.859, 93.49)`
Decimal	`14413295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBEDEF, 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 #DBEDEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBEDEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.37:1	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 #DBEDEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbedef; }
.text { color: #dbedef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbedef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 237 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbedef, #dbe3ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DBEDEF?: #DBEDEF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBEDEF?: The RGB value is 219, 237, 239: 219 red, 237 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBEDEF?: The complementary color is #EFDDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBEDEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.