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Recognised as Colour

#DBE3D9

  • #DBE3D9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DBE3D9 is a green with RGB values 219, 227, 217 and HSL 108°, 15%, 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

#DBE3D9#DBE3D9
HEX#DBE3D9
RGBrgb(219, 227, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8902, 0.851
RGB percentages85.9%, 89%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(108, 15.2%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108, 4.4%, 89%)
CMYK3.5%, 0%, 4.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,410,713
CSS custom property--colour: #DBE3D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#241C26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4E1D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2E0D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DBE2E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.2Light grey · ΔE 7.7Linen · ΔE 8.8White smoke · ΔE 9.3Old lace · ΔE 9.7Honeydew · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.19, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D9E3
Analogous#E0E3D9, #D9E3DC
Triadic#D9DBE3, #E3D9DB
Split complementary#DCD9E3, #E3D9E0
Tetradic#D9E0E3, #E1D9E3, #E3DCD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F9F6
Darker −10%#BFCDBC
Darker −20%#A3B89E
Darker −30%#88A281
Darker −40%#6D8A66
More saturated +25%#D6EBD1
Less saturated −25%#DEDEDE

Channel breakdown

R219
G227
B217
Red219 (85.9%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue108°
Saturation (HSL)15.15%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DB · G E3 · B D9

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