What color is #DBEEB2?

#DBEEB2 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBEEB2?

The RGB value is 219, 238, 178: 219 red, 238 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBEEB2?

The complementary color is #C5B2EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBEEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBEEB2 color

#DBEEB2 rgb(219, 238, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBEEB2 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 93.3% green and 69.8% blue (219, 238, 178).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 64% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.88:1).

#DBEEB2 color codes

HEX	`#DBEEB2`
RGB	`rgb(219, 238, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 93.3%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 64%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 25%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 25%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.43, -16.24, 27.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.43, 31.54, 120.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.823, 79.423, 53.868)`
Decimal	`14413490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBEEB2, 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 #DBEEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBEEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.88:1	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 #DBEEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbeeb2; }
.text { color: #dbeeb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbeeb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 238 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbeeb2, #bdeeb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DBEEB2?: #DBEEB2 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBEEB2?: The RGB value is 219, 238, 178: 219 red, 238 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBEEB2?: The complementary color is #C5B2EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBEEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.