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#DCFEF2 — Pale Vivid Green

#DCFEF2 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DCFEF2 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.

#DCFEF2 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #FEDCE8; it also sits naturally between #DCFEE1 and #DCF9FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCFEF2 · RGB 220, 254, 242

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Color values

HEX#DCFEF2
RGB220, 254, 242
HSL159°, 94%, 93%
HSV159°, 13%, 100%
CMYK13%, 0%, 5%, 0%
XYZ80.98, 92.51, 97.59
Yxy92.51, 0.2987, 0.3413
CIE-Lab97.03, -13.18, 2.04
Hunter Lab96.18, -13.09, 2.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 100% · Blue 95%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCFEF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCFEF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCFEF2

.text { color: #DCFEF2; }
.background { background-color: #DCFEF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFEF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 254, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFEF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 254, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFEF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 254, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCFEF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFEF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCFEF2

#B0FDE2#83FBD1#57FAC1#2AF8B0#07F2A0#06C683#059965#036D48#02402A#01140D

Tints of #DCFEF2

#DCFEF2#E1FEF4#E1FEF4#E1FEF4#E6FEF6#E6FEF6#E6FEF6#E6FEF6#EBFEF8#EBFEF8

Tones of #DCFEF2

#DFFCF1#E1F9F1#E4F7F0#E6F4EF#E8F2EF#EBEFEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEDCE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.08:1 Fails
Against black text19.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCFEF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFEF2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCFEF2: ·

How #DCFEF2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EBEBF5Deuteranopia · #E9E6F6Tritanopia · #DEF7F8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCFEF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 321e48
#321E48 · #43637E · #65DCD5 · #D9FFF4
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Palette 003c43
#003C43 · #135D66 · #77B0AA · #E3FEF7
Palette 1e0342
#1E0342 · #0E46A3 · #9AC8CD · #E1F7F5
Palette 04364a
#04364A · #176B87 · #64CCC5 · #DAFFFB
Palette 001c30
#001C30 · #176B87 · #64CCC5 · #DAFFFB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D9FFF4#DEFCF9#E3FEF7#E1F7F5#DAFFFB#D7F8F7#E4F9F5#DEFCFC#DEF4F0#DFF4F3#DAF4F5#E3F6F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCFEF1  ·  #DCFEF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFEF2?

#DCFEF2 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 220, 254, 242). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFEF2?

#DCFEF2 is RGB 220, 254, 242 — HSL 159°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 5%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCFEF2?

Its complement is #FEDCE8; analogous partners are #DCFEE1 and #DCF9FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFEF2 for text?

Black text on #DCFEF2 has a contrast ratio of 19.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.