Palettes / Colors / #DCFAFD

#DCFAFD — Pale Vivid Teal

#DCFAFD 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 #DCFAFD 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.

#DCFAFD 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 #FDE0DD; it also sits naturally between #DDFDF0 and #DDEBFD. 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 99%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCFAFD

.text { color: #DCFAFD; }
.background { background-color: #DCFAFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFAFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 250, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFAFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 250, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFAFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 250, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDE0DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCFAFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFAFD

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 #DCFAFD 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 #DCFAFD 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 #DCFAFD?

#DCFAFD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 250, 253). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFAFD?

#DCFAFD is RGB 220, 250, 253 — HSL 185°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 1%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DCFAFD?

Its complement is #FDE0DD; analogous partners are #DDFDF0 and #DDEBFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFAFD for text?

Black text on #DCFAFD has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.