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#DBE7E2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DBE7E2

#DBE7E2 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 91% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.9), with Off White the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E7DBE0 (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green231
Blue226

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Off White
#F8F6F1 · ΔE 8.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DBE7E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DBE7E2.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DBE7E2.
16.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBE7E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBE7E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6E5E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E3E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D9E7E5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBE7E2?

#DBE7E2 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 91% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DBE7E2?

Use black text. Black on #DBE7E2 has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBE7E2?

Its complementary colour is #E7DBE0, and analogous partners are #DBE7DC and #DBE6E7.