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#DEF6BB Color

#DEF6BB is rgb(222, 246, 187) in RGB, hsl(84, 77%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 24%, 4%) 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 6.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEF6BB
HEX#DEF6BB
RGBrgb(222, 246, 187)
HSLhsl(84, 77%, 85%)
HSVhsv(84, 24%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 24%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(94.1% 0.081 125.9)
LABlab(94.03% -15.54 25.75)
LCHlch(94.03% 30.08 121.11)

What #DEF6BB 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 #DEF6BB, 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.

#DEF6BB Channel Values

How #DEF6BB 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 246 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 77% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 24% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 18.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEF6BB 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEF6BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEF6BB; 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 #DEF6BB

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 #DEF6BB.

How #DEF6BB 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#DEF6BB
Protanopia#F2F2BB
Protanomaly#EAF4BB
Deuteranopia#EEEEBC
Deuteranomaly#E8F1BC
Tritanopia#E5F0F0
Tritanomaly#E2F2DD
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEF6BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-def6bb: #DEF6BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEF6BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-def6bb': '#DEF6BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.965, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_def6bb">#DEF6BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEF6BB"

More Green Colors

#DEF6BB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEF6BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEF6BB?

#DEF6BB is a lightest green — rgb(222, 246, 187) in RGB and hsl(84, 77%, 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 6.78.

What is the RGB value of #DEF6BB?

#DEF6BB is rgb(222, 246, 187) — red 222, green 246, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEF6BB?

#DEF6BB converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 24%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEF6BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEF6BB scores 1.17:1 against white and 18.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEF6BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEF6BB 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 12.25, which is visibly different.

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