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#DBF8BA Color

#DBF8BA is rgb(219, 248, 186) in RGB, hsl(88, 82%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBF8BA
HEX#DBF8BA
RGBrgb(219, 248, 186)
HSLhsl(88, 82%, 85%)
HSVhsv(88, 25%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.086 128.3)
LABlab(94.33% -17.63 26.61)
LCHlch(94.33% 31.93 123.52)

What #DBF8BA 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 #DBF8BA, 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.

#DBF8BA Channel Values

How #DBF8BA 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 248 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 82% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 25% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBF8BA 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBF8BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBF8BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBF8BA; 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 #DBF8BA

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 #DBF8BA.

How #DBF8BA 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#DBF8BA
Protanopia#F3F3BA
Protanomaly#EAF5BA
Deuteranopia#EFEFBB
Deuteranomaly#E7F3BB
Tritanopia#E3F1F1
Tritanomaly#E0F4DD
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBF8BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbf8ba: #DBF8BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBF8BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbf8ba': '#DBF8BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.973, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_dbf8ba">#DBF8BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBF8BA"

More Green Colors

#DBF8BA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBF8BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBF8BA?

#DBF8BA is a lightest green — rgb(219, 248, 186) in RGB and hsl(88, 82%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #DBF8BA?

#DBF8BA is rgb(219, 248, 186) — red 219, green 248, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBF8BA?

#DBF8BA converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBF8BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBF8BA scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBF8BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBF8BA 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 13.88, which is visibly different.

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