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#DBEEAA Color

#DBEEAA is rgb(219, 238, 170) in RGB, hsl(77, 67%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBEEAA
HEX#DBEEAA
RGBrgb(219, 238, 170)
HSLhsl(77, 67%, 80%)
HSVhsv(77, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.09 120.9)
LABlab(91.46% -14.73 30.83)
LCHlch(91.46% 34.17 115.53)

What #DBEEAA 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 #DBEEAA, 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.

#DBEEAA Channel Values

How #DBEEAA 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 238 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 67% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBEEAA 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #DBEEAA

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

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DBEEAA

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 #DBEEAA.

How #DBEEAA 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#DBEEAA
Protanopia#EBEBAA
Protanomaly#E5ECAA
Deuteranopia#E8E8AB
Deuteranomaly#E3EAAA
Tritanopia#E3E7E7
Tritanomaly#E0EAD1
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBEEAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbeeaa: #DBEEAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBEEAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbeeaa': '#DBEEAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.933, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_dbeeaa">#DBEEAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBEEAA"

More Green Colors

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

#DBEEAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBEEAA?

#DBEEAA is a lightest green — rgb(219, 238, 170) in RGB and hsl(77, 67%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.91.

What is the RGB value of #DBEEAA?

#DBEEAA is rgb(219, 238, 170) — red 219, green 238, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBEEAA?

#DBEEAA converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBEEAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBEEAA scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBEEAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBEEAA 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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