Palettes / Colors / #DCFCFB

#DCFCFB — Pale Vivid Teal

#DCFCFB is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Azure (#F0FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: azure (#F0FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS azure gives you #F0FFFF, a different color; use #DCFCFB 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.

#DCFCFB 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 #FCDEDF; it also sits naturally between #DEFCEC and #DEEEFC. 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 99% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCFCFB

.text { color: #DCFCFB; }
.background { background-color: #DCFCFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFCFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 252, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 84%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFCFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 252, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFCFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 252, 251, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDEDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCFCFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFCFB

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 #DCFCFB 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 #DCFCFB 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

← #DCFCFA  ·  #DCFCFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFCFB?

#DCFCFB is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 252, 251). Its closest standard named color is Azure.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFCFB?

#DCFCFB is RGB 220, 252, 251 — HSL 178°, 84%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DCFCFB?

Its complement is #FCDEDF; analogous partners are #DEFCEC and #DEEEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFCFB for text?

Black text on #DCFCFB has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.