What color is #DBF387?

#DBF387 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Venomous Sting. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBF387?

The RGB value is 219, 243, 135: 219 red, 243 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBF387?

The complementary color is #9F87F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBF387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBF387 color

#DBF387 rgb(219, 243, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #DBF387 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 95.3% green and 52.9% blue (219, 243, 135).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 82% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Venomous Sting (#C6EC7A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#DBF387 color codes

HEX	`#DBF387`
RGB	`rgb(219, 243, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 95.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 82%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 44%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 44%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.09, -23.96, 49.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.09, 54.78, 115.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.638, 80.911, 35.076)`
Decimal	`14414727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBF387, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DBF387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBF387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DBF387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbf387; }
.text { color: #dbf387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbf387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 243 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbf387, #a5f387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DBF387?: #DBF387 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Venomous Sting. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBF387?: The RGB value is 219, 243, 135: 219 red, 243 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBF387?: The complementary color is #9F87F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBF387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.