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Colour

#DBE9E9

  • #DBE9E9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DBE9E9 is a cyan with RGB values 219, 233, 233 and HSL 180°, 24%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DBE9E9#DBE9E9
HEX#DBE9E9
RGBrgb(219, 233, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.9137, 0.9137
RGB percentages85.9%, 91.4%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(180, 24.1%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 6%, 91.4%)
CMYK6%, 0%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,412,265
CSS custom property--colour: #DBE9E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.84:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#241616

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7E7E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4E5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D7EAE9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.1White smoke · ΔE 7.1Alice blue · ΔE 7.2Azure · ΔE 7.6Mint cream · ΔE 8.3Light grey · ΔE 8.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.07, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9DBDB
Analogous#DBE9E2, #DBE2E9
Triadic#E9DBE9, #E9E9DB
Split complementary#E9DBE2, #E9E2DB
Tetradic#E2DBE9, #E9DBDB, #E2E9DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFCFC
Darker −10%#BBD6D6
Darker −20%#9CC2C2
Darker −30%#7CAFAF
Darker −40%#5E9A9A
More saturated +25%#D4F0F0
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R219
G233
B233
Red219 (85.9%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR DB · G E9 · B E9

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