Palettes / Colors / #DBE8EB
#DBE8EB — Pale Dusty Teal
#DBE8EB is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DBE8EB when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DBE8EB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EBDEDB; it also sits naturally between #DBEBE6 and #DBE0EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBE8EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 232, 235 |
| HSL | 191°, 29%, 89% |
| HSV | 191°, 7%, 92% |
| CMYK | 7%, 1%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 73.07, 78.77, 89.95 |
| Yxy | 78.77, 0.3022, 0.3258 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.13, -3.74, -2.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.75, -3.69, -2.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 91% · Blue 92%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBE8EB
.text { color: #DBE8EB; }
.background { background-color: #DBE8EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBE8EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 232, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 29%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBE8EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 232, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBE8EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 232, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBE8EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBE8EB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBDEDB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBE8EB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBE8EB
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBE8EB: ·
How #DBE8EB looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBE8EB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBE8EB?
#DBE8EB is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 219, 232, 235). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBE8EB?
#DBE8EB is RGB 219, 232, 235 — HSL 191°, 29%, 89% — CMYK 7%, 1%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #DBE8EB?
Its complement is #EBDEDB; analogous partners are #DBEBE6 and #DBE0EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBE8EB for text?
Black text on #DBE8EB has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.