Palettes / Colors / #DCFCFD

#DCFCFD — Pale Vivid Teal

#DCFCFD 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 #DCFCFD 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.

#DCFCFD 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 #FDDEDD; it also sits naturally between #DDFDEE and #DDECFD. 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 99%

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 #DCFCFD

.text { color: #DCFCFD; }
.background { background-color: #DCFCFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFCFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 252, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFCFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 252, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFCFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 252, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDDEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCFCFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFCFD

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 #DCFCFD 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 #DCFCFD 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

← #DCFCFC  ·  #DCFCFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFCFD?

#DCFCFD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 252, 253). Its closest standard named color is Azure.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFCFD?

#DCFCFD is RGB 220, 252, 253 — HSL 182°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DCFCFD?

Its complement is #FDDEDD; analogous partners are #DDFDEE and #DDECFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFCFD for text?

Black text on #DCFCFD has a contrast ratio of 19.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.