What color is #DBF6DE?

#DBF6DE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBF6DE?

The RGB value is 219, 246, 222: 219 red, 246 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBF6DE?

The complementary color is #F6DBF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBF6DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBF6DE color

#DBF6DE rgb(219, 246, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBF6DE is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 96.5% green and 87.1% blue (219, 246, 222).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 60% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#DBF6DE color codes

HEX	`#DBF6DE`
RGB	`rgb(219, 246, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 96.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 60%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.42, -13.18, 8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.42, 15.72, 146.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.351, 86.244, 81.77)`
Decimal	`14415582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBF6DE, 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 #DBF6DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBF6DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #DBF6DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbf6de; }
.text { color: #dbf6de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbf6de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 246 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbf6de, #dbf6ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBF6DE?: #DBF6DE is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBF6DE?: The RGB value is 219, 246, 222: 219 red, 246 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBF6DE?: The complementary color is #F6DBF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBF6DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.