Palettes / Colors / #DCFEFD

#DCFEFD — Pale Vivid Teal

#DCFEFD 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 #DCFEFD 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.

#DCFEFD 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 #FEDCDD; it also sits naturally between #DCFEEC and #DCEEFE. 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 99%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCFEFD

.text { color: #DCFEFD; }
.background { background-color: #DCFEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 254, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 254, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 254, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEDCDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCFEFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFEFD

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 #DCFEFD 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 #DCFEFD 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

← #DCFEFC  ·  #DCFEFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFEFD?

#DCFEFD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 254, 253). Its closest standard named color is Azure.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFEFD?

#DCFEFD is RGB 220, 254, 253 — HSL 178°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCFEFD?

Its complement is #FEDCDD; analogous partners are #DCFEEC and #DCEEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFEFD for text?

Black text on #DCFEFD has a contrast ratio of 19.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.07:1.