Close to Gainsboro
#DBDDE4
#DBDDE4 is a very light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Gainsboro. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 86.7% green, and 89.4% blue. Its hue is 227°, with 14% saturation and 88% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DBDDE4.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.36:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.47:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.36:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.47:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DBDDE4 as they’d see it.
#DBDDE4 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DBDDE4
What color is #DBDDE4?
#DBDDE4 is a very light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Gainsboro. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 86.7% green, and 89.4% blue. Its hue is 227°, with 14% saturation and 88% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DBDDE4 in RGB?
#DBDDE4 is rgb(219, 221, 228): 219 red, 221 green, and 228 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DBDDE4 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(4, 3, 0, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DBDDE4?
PANTONE 7541 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DBDDE4?
Its complement #DFDDD6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.