What color is #DEF492?

#DEF492 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEF492?

The RGB value is 222, 244, 146: 222 red, 244 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEF492?

The complementary color is #A892F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEF492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEF492 color

#DEF492 rgb(222, 244, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEF492 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 95.7% green and 57.3% blue (222, 244, 146).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 82% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.46:1).

#DEF492 color codes

HEX	`#DEF492`
RGB	`rgb(222, 244, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 95.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 82%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 40%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 40%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.71, -22.13, 44.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.71, 49.95, 116.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.663, 82.307, 39.511)`
Decimal	`14611602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEF492, 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 #DEF492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEF492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.46:1	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 #DEF492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #def492; }
.text { color: #def492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #def492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 244 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #def492, #adf492); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DEF492?: #DEF492 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEF492?: The RGB value is 222, 244, 146: 222 red, 244 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEF492?: The complementary color is #A892F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEF492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.