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#DFF48A Color

#DFF48A is rgb(223, 244, 138) in RGB, hsl(72, 83%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 43%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFF48A
HEX#DFF48A
RGBrgb(223, 244, 138)
HSLhsl(72, 83%, 75%)
HSVhsv(72, 43%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 43%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(92.9% 0.133 118.3)
LABlab(92.93% -18.77 48.38)
LCHlch(92.93% 51.89 111.20)

What #DFF48A 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 #DFF48A, 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.

#DFF48A Channel Values

How #DFF48A 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 223 · G 244 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 83% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 43% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFF48A 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFF48A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFF48A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFF48A; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DFF48A

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 #DFF48A.

How #DFF48A 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#DFF48A
Protanopia#F1F18A
Protanomaly#EAF28A
Deuteranopia#EDED8B
Deuteranomaly#E8F08B
Tritanopia#EAEAEA
Tritanomaly#E6EECB
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFF48A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dff48a: #DFF48A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFF48A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dff48a': '#DFF48A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.957, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_dff48a">#DFF48A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFF48A"

More Green Colors

#DFF48A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFF48A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFF48A?

#DFF48A is a light green — rgb(223, 244, 138) in RGB and hsl(72, 83%, 75%) 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 3.45.

What is the RGB value of #DFF48A?

#DFF48A is rgb(223, 244, 138) — red 223, green 244, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFF48A?

#DFF48A converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 43%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFF48A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFF48A scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFF48A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFF48A 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 13.79, which is visibly different.

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