Skip to content

#DBE774 Color

#DBE774 is rgb(219, 231, 116) in RGB, hsl(66, 71%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 50%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBE774
HEX#DBE774
RGBrgb(219, 231, 116)
HSLhsl(66, 71%, 68%)
HSVhsv(66, 50%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 50%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89.5% 0.14 114.2)
LABlab(88.97% -15.95 53.81)
LCHlch(88.97% 56.12 106.51)

What #DBE774 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 #DBE774, 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 green in the library.

#DBE774 Channel Values

How #DBE774 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 231 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 71% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 50% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBE774 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBE774 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBE774

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBE774; 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 #DBE774

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 #DBE774.

How #DBE774 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#DBE774
Protanopia#E5E574
Protanomaly#E1E674
Deuteranopia#E3E375
Deuteranomaly#E0E574
Tritanopia#E6DDDD
Tritanomaly#E1E1BC
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBE774 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbe774: #DBE774;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBE774;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbe774': '#DBE774' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.906, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_dbe774">#DBE774</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBE774"

More Green Colors

#DBE774 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBE774 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBE774?

#DBE774 is a light green — rgb(219, 231, 116) in RGB and hsl(66, 71%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.17.

What is the RGB value of #DBE774?

#DBE774 is rgb(219, 231, 116) — red 219, green 231, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBE774?

#DBE774 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 50%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBE774 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBE774 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBE774 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBE774 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.7, which is visibly different.

Open #DBE774 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.