Palettes / Colors / #DCFAF9

#DCFAF9 — Pale Teal

#DCFAF9 is a teal color we call Pale 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 #DCFAF9 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.

#DCFAF9 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 #FADBDC; it also sits naturally between #DBFAEA and #DBECFA. 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 #DCFAF9

.text { color: #DCFAF9; }
.background { background-color: #DCFAF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFAF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 250, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 75%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFAF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 250, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFAF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 250, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCFAF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFAF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FADBDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCFAF9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFAF9

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 #DCFAF9 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 #DCFAF9 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 #DCFAF9?

#DCFAF9 is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 250, 249). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFAF9?

#DCFAF9 is RGB 220, 250, 249 — HSL 178°, 75%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DCFAF9?

Its complement is #FADBDC; analogous partners are #DBFAEA and #DBECFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFAF9 for text?

Black text on #DCFAF9 has a contrast ratio of 19.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.