What color is #DBF3EC?

#DBF3EC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBF3EC?

The RGB value is 219, 243, 236: 219 red, 243 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBF3EC?

The complementary color is #F3DBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBF3EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBF3EC color

#DBF3EC rgb(219, 243, 236)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBF3EC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 95.3% green and 92.5% blue (219, 243, 236).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 50% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Light Spirited (#D8EEE7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

#DBF3EC color codes

HEX	`#DBF3EC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 243, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 95.3%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 50%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.98, -9.14, 0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.98, 9.16, 175.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.401, 85.216, 91.764)`
Decimal	`14414828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBF3EC, 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 #DBF3EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBF3EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	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 #DBF3EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbf3ec; }
.text { color: #dbf3ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbf3ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 243 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbf3ec, #dbeef3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DBF3EC?: #DBF3EC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Light Spirited. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBF3EC?: The RGB value is 219, 243, 236: 219 red, 243 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBF3EC?: The complementary color is #F3DBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBF3EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.