Palettes / Colors / #DBF6EA
#DBF6EA — Pale Green
#DBF6EA is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DBF6EA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DBF6EA is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #F6DAE7; it also sits naturally between #DAF6DC and #DAF4F6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBF6EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 246, 234 |
| HSL | 153°, 60%, 91% |
| HSV | 153°, 11%, 96% |
| CMYK | 11%, 0%, 5%, 4% |
| XYZ | 77.02, 86.91, 90.56 |
| Yxy | 86.91, 0.3026, 0.3415 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.70, -11.01, 2.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.23, -10.87, 2.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 96% · Blue 92%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBF6EA
.text { color: #DBF6EA; }
.background { background-color: #DBF6EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBF6EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 246, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 60%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBF6EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 246, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBF6EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 246, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBF6EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBF6EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F6DAE7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBF6EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBF6EA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBF6EA: ·
How #DBF6EA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBF6EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBF6EA?
#DBF6EA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 219, 246, 234). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBF6EA?
#DBF6EA is RGB 219, 246, 234 — HSL 153°, 60%, 91% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 5%, 4%.
What colors go with #DBF6EA?
Its complement is #F6DAE7; analogous partners are #DAF6DC and #DAF4F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBF6EA for text?
Black text on #DBF6EA has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.