Palettes / Colors / #DCF8FA
#DCF8FA — Pale Teal
#DCF8FA is a teal color we call Pale 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 #DCF8FA 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.
#DCF8FA 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 #FADDDB; it also sits naturally between #DBFAED and #DBE9FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCF8FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 248, 250 |
| HSL | 184°, 75%, 92% |
| HSV | 184°, 12%, 98% |
| CMYK | 12%, 1%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 80.34, 89.25, 103.44 |
| Yxy | 89.25, 0.2942, 0.3269 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.69, -8.66, -4.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.47, -8.63, -4.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 97% · Blue 98%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCF8FA
.text { color: #DCF8FA; }
.background { background-color: #DCF8FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCF8FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 248, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 75%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCF8FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 248, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCF8FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 248, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCF8FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCF8FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FADDDB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCF8FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCF8FA
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 #DCF8FA: ·
How #DCF8FA 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 #DCF8FA 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 #DCF8FA?
#DCF8FA is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 248, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCF8FA?
#DCF8FA is RGB 220, 248, 250 — HSL 184°, 75%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 1%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #DCF8FA?
Its complement is #FADDDB; analogous partners are #DBFAED and #DBE9FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCF8FA for text?
Black text on #DCF8FA has a contrast ratio of 18.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.