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#DBF480 Color

#DBF480 is rgb(219, 244, 128) in RGB, hsl(73, 84%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBF480
HEX#DBF480
RGBrgb(219, 244, 128)
HSLhsl(73, 84%, 73%)
HSVhsv(73, 48%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.145 119.3)
LABlab(92.54% -21.02 52.48)
LCHlch(92.54% 56.53 111.83)

What #DBF480 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 #DBF480, 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.

#DBF480 Channel Values

How #DBF480 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 244 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 84% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 48% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBF480 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBF480 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBF480

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBF480; 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 #DBF480

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 #DBF480.

How #DBF480 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#DBF480
Protanopia#F0F080
Protanomaly#E8F280
Deuteranopia#ECEC81
Deuteranomaly#E5EF81
Tritanopia#E7E9E9
Tritanomaly#E2EEC8
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBF480 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbf480: #DBF480;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBF480;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbf480': '#DBF480' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.957, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_dbf480">#DBF480</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBF480"

More Green Colors

#DBF480 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBF480 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBF480?

#DBF480 is a light green — rgb(219, 244, 128) in RGB and hsl(73, 84%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.68.

What is the RGB value of #DBF480?

#DBF480 is rgb(219, 244, 128) — red 219, green 244, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBF480?

#DBF480 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBF480 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBF480 scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBF480 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBF480 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 17.25, which is visibly different.

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