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#DBDBD7 Color

#DBDBD7 is rgb(219, 219, 215) in RGB, hsl(60, 5%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Timberwolf (#DBD7D2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBDBD7
HEX#DBDBD7
RGBrgb(219, 219, 215)
HSLhsl(60, 5%, 85%)
HSVhsv(60, 2%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.005 106.5)
LABlab(87.32% -0.53 1.97)
LCHlch(87.32% 2.04 105.10)

What #DBDBD7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DBDBD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#DBDBD7 Channel Values

How #DBDBD7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 219 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 5% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 2% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBDBD7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBDBD7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBDBD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBDBD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DBDBD7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBDBD7.

How #DBDBD7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DBDBD7
Protanopia#DBDBD7
Protanomaly#DBDBD7
Deuteranopia#DBDBD7
Deuteranomaly#DBDBD7
Tritanopia#DCDBDB
Tritanomaly#DBDBD9
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBDBD7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dbdbd7: #DBDBD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBDBD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbdbd7': '#DBDBD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.859, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_dbdbd7">#DBDBD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBDBD7"

More Gray Colors

#DBDBD7 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBDBD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBDBD7?

#DBDBD7 is a lightest gray — rgb(219, 219, 215) in RGB and hsl(60, 5%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Timberwolf (#DBD7D2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.99.

What is the RGB value of #DBDBD7?

#DBDBD7 is rgb(219, 219, 215) — red 219, green 219, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBDBD7?

#DBDBD7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBDBD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBDBD7 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBDBD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBDBD7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 2.09, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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