Palettes / Colors / #DCFFFE
#DCFFFE — Pale Vivid Teal
#DCFFFE 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 #DCFFFE 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.
#DCFFFE 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 #FFDBDC; it also sits naturally between #DBFFEC and #DBEEFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCFFFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 255, 254 |
| HSL | 178°, 100%, 93% |
| HSV | 178°, 14%, 100% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 83.16, 93.89, 107.51 |
| Yxy | 93.89, 0.2923, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 97.59, -11.37, -3.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 96.90, -11.37, -3.35 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 100% · Blue 100%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCFFFE
.text { color: #DCFFFE; }
.background { background-color: #DCFFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 255, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 255, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 255, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCFFFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFFFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FFDBDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.06:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCFFFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFFFE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCFFFE: ·
How #DCFFFE 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 #DCFFFE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCFFFE?
#DCFFFE is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 220, 255, 254). Its closest standard named color is Azure.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFFFE?
#DCFFFE is RGB 220, 255, 254 — HSL 178°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #DCFFFE?
Its complement is #FFDBDC; analogous partners are #DBFFEC and #DBEEFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCFFFE for text?
Black text on #DCFFFE has a contrast ratio of 19.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.