DBEDEF

#DBEDEF Winter’s Breath

#DBEDEF is a very light white named Winter’s Breath. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 92.9% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(219, 237, 239)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 38% saturation and 90% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #DBEDEF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.37:1.

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Variations of #DBEDEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6E8EF
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EAEBEF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6EBEF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6E8EF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3EAEF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D6EFEE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D9EEEE
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E9E9E9
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6EAEB

#DBEDEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#DBEDEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.37:1 Super#DBEDEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBEDEF in CSS

/* Winter’s Breath */
.color { color: #DBEDEF; }
.background { background-color: #DBEDEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBEDEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 237 239);
color: hsl(186 38% 90%);
color: oklch(0.933 0.019 204.8);

#DBEDEF FAQ

What color is #DBEDEF?

#DBEDEF is a very light white. Its closest named color is Winter’s Breath. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DBEDEF?

#DBEDEF is rgb(219, 237, 239) in RGB, hsl(186, 38%, 90%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBEDEF?

The complementary color of #DBEDEF is #EFDDDB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBEDEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBEDEF: 17.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBEDEF a warm or cool color?

#DBEDEF is a neutral color.