What color is #DBF3FC?

#DBF3FC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBF3FC?

The RGB value is 219, 243, 252: 219 red, 243 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBF3FC?

The complementary color is #FCE4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBF3FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBF3FC color

#DBF3FC rgb(219, 243, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBF3FC is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 95.3% green and 98.8% blue (219, 243, 252).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 85% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.24:1).

#DBF3FC color codes

HEX	`#DBF3FC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 243, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 95.3%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 85%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 13%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.39, -6.06, -6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.39, 9.25, 229.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.83, 86.188, 104.559)`
Decimal	`14414844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBF3FC, 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 #DBF3FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBF3FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.24:1	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 #DBF3FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbf3fc; }
.text { color: #dbf3fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbf3fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 243 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbf3fc, #dbe3fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DBF3FC?: #DBF3FC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBF3FC?: The RGB value is 219, 243, 252: 219 red, 243 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBF3FC?: The complementary color is #FCE4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBF3FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.