What color is #DBF6ED?

#DBF6ED is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBF6ED?

The RGB value is 219, 246, 237: 219 red, 246 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBF6ED?

The complementary color is #F6DBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBF6ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBF6ED color

#DBF6ED rgb(219, 246, 237)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBF6ED is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 96.5% green and 92.9% blue (219, 246, 237).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 60% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Minty Fresh (#D2F2E7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

#DBF6ED color codes

HEX	`#DBF6ED`
RGB	`rgb(219, 246, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 96.5%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 60%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.77, -10.46, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.77, 10.54, 172.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.452, 87.085, 92.833)`
Decimal	`14415597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBF6ED, 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 #DBF6ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBF6ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	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 #DBF6ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbf6ed; }
.text { color: #dbf6ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbf6ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 246 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbf6ed, #dbf2f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DBF6ED?: #DBF6ED is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBF6ED?: The RGB value is 219, 246, 237: 219 red, 246 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBF6ED?: The complementary color is #F6DBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBF6ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.