Recognised as Colour
#DBEDE7
- #DBEDE7
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Azure
#DBEDE7 is a cyan with RGB values 219, 237, 231 and HSL 160°, 33%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Azure.
Colour values
#DBEDE7#DBEDE7
HEX#DBEDE7
RGBrgb(219, 237, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.9294, 0.9059
RGB percentages85.9%, 92.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(160, 33.3%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 7.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK7.6%, 0%, 2.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,413,287
CSS custom property--colour: #DBEDE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.81398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness231.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.28:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#241218
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EDDBE1
Analogous#DBEDDE, #DBEAED
Triadic#E7DBED, #EDE7DB
Split complementary#EDDBEA, #EDDEDB
Tetradic#DEDBED, #EDDBE1, #EAEDDB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G237
B231
Red219 (85.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DB · G ED · B E7
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