Palettes / Colors / #DCFEF6

#DCFEF6 — Pale Vivid Teal

#DCFEF6 is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DCFEF6 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.

#DCFEF6 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 #FEDCE4; it also sits naturally between #DCFEE5 and #DCF5FE. 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 100% · Blue 96%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCFEF6

.text { color: #DCFEF6; }
.background { background-color: #DCFEF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFEF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 254, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFEF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 254, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFEF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 254, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCFEF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFEF6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEDCE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCFEF6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFEF6

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 #DCFEF6 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 #DCFEF6 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

← #DCFEF5  ·  #DCFEF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFEF6?

#DCFEF6 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 254, 246). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFEF6?

#DCFEF6 is RGB 220, 254, 246 — HSL 166°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 3%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCFEF6?

Its complement is #FEDCE4; analogous partners are #DCFEE5 and #DCF5FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFEF6 for text?

Black text on #DCFEF6 has a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.