Palettes / Colors / #DBF5FC

#DBF5FC — Pale Vivid Teal

#DBF5FC is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DBF5FC 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.

#DBF5FC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #FCE1D9; it also sits naturally between #D9FCF2 and #D9E3FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 96% · Blue 99%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DBF5FC

.text { color: #DBF5FC; }
.background { background-color: #DBF5FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBF5FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 245, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBF5FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 245, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBF5FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 245, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBF5FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBF5FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCE1D9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBF5FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBF5FC

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:

How #DBF5FC 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 #DBF5FC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBF5FC?

#DBF5FC is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 219, 245, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBF5FC?

#DBF5FC is RGB 219, 245, 252 — HSL 193°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 13%, 3%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DBF5FC?

Its complement is #FCE1D9; analogous partners are #D9FCF2 and #D9E3FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBF5FC for text?

Black text on #DBF5FC has a contrast ratio of 18.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.