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#DBFAA3 Color

#DBFAA3 is rgb(219, 250, 163) in RGB, hsl(81, 90%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 35%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBFAA3
HEX#DBFAA3
RGBrgb(219, 250, 163)
HSLhsl(81, 90%, 81%)
HSVhsv(81, 35%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 35%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.116 124.5)
LABlab(94.53% -20.84 38.29)
LCHlch(94.53% 43.59 118.56)

What #DBFAA3 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 #DBFAA3, 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.

#DBFAA3 Channel Values

How #DBFAA3 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 250 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 90% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 35% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBFAA3 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBFAA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBFAA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBFAA3; 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 #DBFAA3

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 #DBFAA3.

How #DBFAA3 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#DBFAA3
Protanopia#F5F5A3
Protanomaly#EBF7A3
Deuteranopia#F0F0A4
Deuteranomaly#E8F4A4
Tritanopia#E5F1F1
Tritanomaly#E1F5D6
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBFAA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbfaa3: #DBFAA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBFAA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbfaa3': '#DBFAA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.980, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_dbfaa3">#DBFAA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBFAA3"

More Green Colors

#DBFAA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBFAA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBFAA3?

#DBFAA3 is a lightest green — rgb(219, 250, 163) in RGB and hsl(81, 90%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.28.

What is the RGB value of #DBFAA3?

#DBFAA3 is rgb(219, 250, 163) — red 219, green 250, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBFAA3?

#DBFAA3 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 35%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBFAA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBFAA3 scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBFAA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBFAA3 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 17.1, which is visibly different.

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