Palettes / Colors / #DEFCFC

#DEFCFC — Pale Vivid Teal

#DEFCFC is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Azure (#F0FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

#DEFCFC 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 #FCDEDE; it also sits naturally between #DEFCED and #DEEDFC. 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 99% · Blue 99%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEFCFC

.text { color: #DEFCFC; }
.background { background-color: #DEFCFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFCFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 252, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFCFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 252, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFCFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 252, 252, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDEDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFCFC: #000000.

How #DEFCFC 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 #DEFCFC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEFCFB  ·  #DEFCFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFCFC?

#DEFCFC is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 222, 252, 252). Its closest standard named color is Azure.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFCFC?

#DEFCFC is RGB 222, 252, 252 — HSL 180°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEFCFC?

Its complement is #FCDEDE; analogous partners are #DEFCED and #DEEDFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFCFC for text?

Black text on #DEFCFC has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.