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Recognised as Colour

#DBE2E0

  • #DBE2E0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DBE2E0 is a cyan with RGB values 219, 226, 224 and HSL 163°, 11%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DBE2E0#DBE2E0
HEX#DBE2E0
RGBrgb(219, 226, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8863, 0.8784
RGB percentages85.9%, 88.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(162.9, 10.8%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.9, 3.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK3.1%, 0%, 0.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,410,464
CSS custom property--colour: #DBE2E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.97:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#241D1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E1E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0E0E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DAE2E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.1Light grey · ΔE 5.5White smoke · ΔE 7.7Alice blue · ΔE 9.1Linen · ΔE 9.5Ghost white · ΔE 10
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.13, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2DBDD
Analogous#DBE2DD, #DBE1E2
Triadic#E0DBE2, #E2E0DB
Split complementary#E2DBE1, #E2DDDB
Tetradic#DDDBE2, #E2DBDD, #E1E2DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F9F8
Darker −10%#BFCBC8
Darker −20%#A3B4AF
Darker −30%#869E97
Darker −40%#6C857E
More saturated +25%#D3EAE3
Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R219
G226
B224
Red219 (85.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue162.86°
Saturation (HSL)10.77%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DB · G E2 · B E0

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