Palettes / Colors / #DBFAFA

#DBFAFA — Pale Teal

#DBFAFA is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the teal family.

#DBFAFA 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 #FADBDB; it also sits naturally between #DBFAEB and #DBEBFA. 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 98% · Blue 98%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBFAFA

.text { color: #DBFAFA; }
.background { background-color: #DBFAFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBFAFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 250, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 76%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBFAFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 250, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBFAFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 250, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBFAFA

Tints of #DBFAFA

Tones of #DBFAFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FADBDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBFAFA: #000000.

How #DBFAFA 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 #DBFAFA 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

← #DBFAF9  ·  #DBFAFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBFAFA?

#DBFAFA is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 219, 250, 250). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBFAFA?

#DBFAFA is RGB 219, 250, 250 — HSL 180°, 76%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DBFAFA?

Its complement is #FADBDB; analogous partners are #DBFAEB and #DBEBFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBFAFA for text?

Black text on #DBFAFA has a contrast ratio of 19.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.