Palettes / Colors / #DEF9FA

#DEF9FA — Pale Teal

#DEF9FA is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aliceblue (#F0F8FF) — not an exact match. CSS aliceblue gives you #F0F8FF, a different color; use #DEF9FA 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.

#DEF9FA 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 #FAE1E0; it also sits naturally between #E0FAEE and #E0ECFA. 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 87% · Green 98% · Blue 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEF9FA

.text { color: #DEF9FA; }
.background { background-color: #DEF9FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEF9FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 249, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 74%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEF9FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 249, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEF9FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 249, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEF9FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEF9FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAE1E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEF9FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEF9FA

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 #DEF9FA 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 #DEF9FA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEF9FA?

#DEF9FA is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 222, 249, 250). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEF9FA?

#DEF9FA is RGB 222, 249, 250 — HSL 182°, 74%, 93% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DEF9FA?

Its complement is #FAE1E0; analogous partners are #E0FAEE and #E0ECFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEF9FA for text?

Black text on #DEF9FA has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.10:1.