Palettes / Colors / #DEFBFD

#DEFBFD — Pale Vivid Teal

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

#DEFBFD 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 #FDDFDD; it also sits naturally between #DDFDEF and #DDEBFD. 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 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEFBFD

.text { color: #DEFBFD; }
.background { background-color: #DEFBFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFBFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 251, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFBFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 251, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFBFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 251, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDDFDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFBFD: #000000.

How #DEFBFD 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 #DEFBFD 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

← #DEFBFC  ·  #DEFBFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFBFD?

#DEFBFD is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 222, 251, 253). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFBFD?

#DEFBFD is RGB 222, 251, 253 — HSL 184°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 1%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEFBFD?

Its complement is #FDDFDD; analogous partners are #DDFDEF and #DDEBFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFBFD for text?

Black text on #DEFBFD has a contrast ratio of 19.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.