What color is #DBF8E2?

#DBF8E2 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 #DBF8E2?

The RGB value is 219, 248, 226: 219 red, 248 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBF8E2?

The complementary color is #F8DBF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBF8E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBF8E2 color

#DBF8E2 rgb(219, 248, 226)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBF8E2 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 97.3% green and 88.6% blue (219, 248, 226).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 67% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.54:1).

#DBF8E2 color codes

HEX	`#DBF8E2`
RGB	`rgb(219, 248, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 97.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 67%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 12%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.03, -13.46, 7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.03, 15.36, 151.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.505, 87.685, 84.831)`
Decimal	`14416098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBF8E2, 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 #DBF8E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBF8E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.54:1	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 #DBF8E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbf8e2; }
.text { color: #dbf8e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbf8e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 248 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbf8e2, #dbf8f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #DBF8E2?: #DBF8E2 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 #DBF8E2?: The RGB value is 219, 248, 226: 219 red, 248 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBF8E2?: The complementary color is #F8DBF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBF8E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.