Recognised as Colour
#DBE255
- #DBE255
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#DBE255 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 226, 85 and HSL 63°, 71%, 61%. 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
#DBE255#DBE255
HEX#DBE255
RGBrgb(219, 226, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8863, 0.3333
RGB percentages85.9%, 88.6%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(63, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK3.1%, 0%, 62.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,410,325
CSS custom property--colour: #DBE255;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.02:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#241DAA
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 text15.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C55E2
Analogous#E2A355, #94E255
Triadic#55DBE2, #E255DB
Split complementary#5594E2, #A355E2
Tetradic#55E2A3, #5C55E2, #E25594
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G226
B85
Red219 (85.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue62.98°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DB · G E2 · B 55
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