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#DEF075 Color

#DEF075 is rgb(222, 240, 117) in RGB, hsl(69, 80%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 51%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEF075
HEX#DEF075
RGBrgb(222, 240, 117)
HSLhsl(69, 80%, 70%)
HSVhsv(69, 51%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 51%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.149 116.3)
LABlab(91.59% -18.81 56.43)
LCHlch(91.59% 59.48 108.44)

What #DEF075 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 #DEF075, 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.

#DEF075 Channel Values

How #DEF075 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 222 · G 240 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 80% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 51% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEF075 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 text16.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEF075 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEF075

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEF075; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DEF075

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 #DEF075.

How #DEF075 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#DEF075
Protanopia#EDED75
Protanomaly#E7EE75
Deuteranopia#EAEA76
Deuteranomaly#E5ED76
Tritanopia#E9E5E5
Tritanomaly#E5EAC2
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEF075 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-def075: #DEF075;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEF075;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-def075': '#DEF075' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.941, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_def075">#DEF075</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEF075"

More Green Colors

#DEF075 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEF075 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEF075?

#DEF075 is a light green — rgb(222, 240, 117) in RGB and hsl(69, 80%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #DEF075?

#DEF075 is rgb(222, 240, 117) — red 222, green 240, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEF075?

#DEF075 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 51%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEF075 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEF075 scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEF075 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEF075 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 17.5, which is visibly different.

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