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Recognised as Colour

#DBE3E1

  • #DBE3E1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DBE3E1 is a cyan with RGB values 219, 227, 225 and HSL 165°, 13%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DBE3E1#DBE3E1
HEX#DBE3E1
RGBrgb(219, 227, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8902, 0.8824
RGB percentages85.9%, 89%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(165, 12.5%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 3.5%, 89%)
CMYK3.5%, 0%, 0.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,410,721
CSS custom property--colour: #DBE3E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.09:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#241C1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E2E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1E1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#D9E3E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.9 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 text16.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.6Light grey · ΔE 5.9White smoke · ΔE 7.6Alice blue · ΔE 8.9Linen · ΔE 9.5Azure · ΔE 9.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.55, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3DBDD
Analogous#DBE3DD, #DBE1E3
Triadic#E1DBE3, #E3E1DB
Split complementary#E3DBE1, #E3DDDB
Tetradic#DDDBE3, #E3DBDD, #E1E3DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F9F9
Darker −10%#BECDC9
Darker −20%#A2B6B1
Darker −30%#85A099
Darker −40%#6A8881
More saturated +25%#D3EBE5
Less saturated −25%#DFDFDF

Channel breakdown

R219
G227
B225
Red219 (85.9%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)12.5%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DB · G E3 · B E1

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