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#DBDBC8 Smell of Garlic

#DBDBC8 is a very light gray named Smell of Garlic. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.9% green and 78.4% blue (rgb(219, 219, 200)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 21% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black. #DBDBC8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.98:1.

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Variations of #DBDBC8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DBDBC8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DBDBC8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBDBC8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFDAC9
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFD9C7
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEDAC7
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFDAC9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DEDAC8
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DED8D5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCDACE
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DADAD5

#DBDBC8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#DBDBC8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.98:1 Super#DBDBC8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBDBC8 in CSS

/* Smell of Garlic */
.color { color: #DBDBC8; }
.background { background-color: #DBDBC8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBDBC8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 219 200);
color: hsl(60 21% 82%);
color: oklch(0.886 0.025 106.9);

#DBDBC8 FAQ

What color is #DBDBC8?

#DBDBC8 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DBDBC8?

#DBDBC8 is rgb(219, 219, 200) in RGB, hsl(60, 21%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBDBC8?

The complementary color of #DBDBC8 is #C8C8DB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBDBC8?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBDBC8: 14.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBDBC8 a warm or cool color?

#DBDBC8 is a neutral color.