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#DBDDE5 White Elephant

#DBDDE5 is a very light gray named White Elephant. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 86.7% green and 89.8% blue (rgb(219, 221, 229)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 16% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. #DBDDE5 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.49:1.

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Variations of #DBDDE5

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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#DBDDE5 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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#DBDDE5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBDDE5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DADDE5
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBDEE5
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBDDE5
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DADDE5
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBDDE5
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9DEDF
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DADEE2
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDDDDF

#DBDDE5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#DBDDE5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.49:1 Super#DBDDE5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBDDE5 in CSS

/* White Elephant */
.color { color: #DBDDE5; }
.background { background-color: #DBDDE5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBDDE5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 221 229);
color: hsl(228 16% 88%);
color: oklch(0.898 0.011 274.9);

#DBDDE5 FAQ

What color is #DBDDE5?

#DBDDE5 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is White Elephant. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DBDDE5?

#DBDDE5 is rgb(219, 221, 229) in RGB, hsl(228, 16%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBDDE5?

The complementary color of #DBDDE5 is #E5E3DB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBDDE5?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBDDE5: 15.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBDDE5 a warm or cool color?

#DBDDE5 is a neutral color.