Palettes / Colors / #DCF8FF

#DCF8FF — Pale Vivid Teal

#DCF8FF is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aliceblue (#F0F8FF) — not an exact match. CSS aliceblue gives you #F0F8FF, a different color; use #DCF8FF 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.

#DCF8FF 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 #FFE2DB; it also sits naturally between #DBFFF4 and #DBE6FF. 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 97% · Blue 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCF8FF

.text { color: #DCF8FF; }
.background { background-color: #DCF8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCF8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 248, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCF8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 248, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCF8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 248, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCF8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCF8FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFE2DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCF8FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCF8FF

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 #DCF8FF 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 #DCF8FF 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

← #DCF8FE  ·  #DCF900 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCF8FF?

#DCF8FF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 248, 255). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCF8FF?

#DCF8FF is RGB 220, 248, 255 — HSL 192°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 3%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCF8FF?

Its complement is #FFE2DB; analogous partners are #DBFFF4 and #DBE6FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCF8FF for text?

Black text on #DCF8FF has a contrast ratio of 18.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.