Ghost white

#dbdce2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for ghost white, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Ghost white is a light blue that reads soft. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Ghost white color values

Every conversion for #dbdce2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbdce2

RGB219, 220, 226

HSL231, 11%, 87%

HSV231, 3%, 89%

CMYK3%, 3%, 0%, 11%

Lab87.84, 0.76, -3.06

XYZ68.53, 71.74, 82.19

Decimal14408930

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone656 C

Shades of ghost white

#c4c6d0 #adafbd #9699ab #7f8398 #6a6e84 #585b6d #454856 #33343f #202128 #0e0e11

Tints of ghost white

#e3e4e8 #ebebef #f3f3f5

Colors that go with ghost white

Complementary#e2e1db Analogous#dbe0e2 Analogous#dddbe2 Triadic#e2dbdc Triadic#dce2db Split complementary#e2dddb Split complementary#e0e2db

Ghost white in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 3, 3, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbdce2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

3 3 0 11

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

7 7 4 17

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Ghost white in css

Copy #dbdce2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbdce2; }
.text { color: #dbdce2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdce2; }

How ghost white looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Ghost white and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dbdce2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbdce2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Ghost white on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dbdce2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around ghost white? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn ghost white into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dbdce2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from ghost white, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #dbdce2 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.