Recognised as Colour
#DBE251
- #DBE251
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#DBE251 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 226, 81 and HSL 63°, 71%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#DBE251#DBE251
HEX#DBE251
RGBrgb(219, 226, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8863, 0.3176
RGB percentages85.9%, 88.6%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(62.9, 71.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.9, 64.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK3.1%, 0%, 64.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,410,321
CSS custom property--colour: #DBE251;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.01:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#241DAE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5851E2
Analogous#E2A051, #93E251
Triadic#51DBE2, #E251DB
Split complementary#5193E2, #A051E2
Tetradic#51E2A0, #5851E2, #E25193
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G226
B81
Red219 (85.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue62.9°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DB · G E2 · B 51
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