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DBDCD8

#DBDCD8 Light Grey

#DBDCD8 is a very light gray named Light Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 86.3% green and 84.7% blue (rgb(219, 220, 216)). Its HSL value is 75° hue, 5% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black. #DBDCD8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.24:1.

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Variations of #DBDCD8

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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#DBDCD8 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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#DBDCD8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBDCD8 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 #DDDCD8
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDDBD8
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCDCD8
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDDCD8
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCDCD8
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBDCD9
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDCDB

#DBDCD8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#DBDCD8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.24:1 Super#DBDCD8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBDCD8 in CSS

/* Light Grey */
.color { color: #DBDCD8; }
.background { background-color: #DBDCD8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBDCD8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 220 216);
color: hsl(75 5% 85%);
color: oklch(0.893 0.005 117.9);

#DBDCD8 FAQ

What color is #DBDCD8?

#DBDCD8 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Light Grey. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DBDCD8?

#DBDCD8 is rgb(219, 220, 216) in RGB, hsl(75, 5%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBDCD8?

The complementary color of #DBDCD8 is #D9D8DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBDCD8?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBDCD8: 15.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBDCD8 a warm or cool color?

#DBDCD8 is a neutral color.