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#DBF08A Color

#DBF08A is rgb(219, 240, 138) in RGB, hsl(72, 77%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 43%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Key Lime (#E8F48C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBF08A
HEX#DBF08A
RGBrgb(219, 240, 138)
HSLhsl(72, 77%, 74%)
HSVhsv(72, 43%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 43%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(91.8% 0.129 118.6)
LABlab(91.58% -18.48 46.66)
LCHlch(91.58% 50.18 111.60)

What #DBF08A 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 #DBF08A, 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.

#DBF08A Channel Values

How #DBF08A 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 240 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 77% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 43% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBF08A 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 text16.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBF08A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBF08A; 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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Tints & Shades of #DBF08A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBF08A.

How #DBF08A 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#DBF08A
Protanopia#EDED8A
Protanomaly#E6EE8A
Deuteranopia#E9E98B
Deuteranomaly#E4EC8B
Tritanopia#E5E6E6
Tritanomaly#E1EAC8
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBF08A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbf08a: #DBF08A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBF08A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbf08a': '#DBF08A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.941, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_dbf08a">#DBF08A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBF08A"

More Green Colors

#DBF08A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBF08A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBF08A?

#DBF08A is a light green — rgb(219, 240, 138) in RGB and hsl(72, 77%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Key Lime (#E8F48C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.27.

What is the RGB value of #DBF08A?

#DBF08A is rgb(219, 240, 138) — red 219, green 240, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBF08A?

#DBF08A converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 43%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBF08A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBF08A scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBF08A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBF08A 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 13.02, which is visibly different.

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