Palettes / Colors / #DEFEFF

#DEFEFF — Pale Vivid Teal

#DEFEFF 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 #DEFEFF 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.

#DEFEFF 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 #FFE1E0; it also sits naturally between #E0FFF1 and #E0EFFF. 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 100% · Blue 100%

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 #DEFEFF

.text { color: #DEFEFF; }
.background { background-color: #DEFEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEFEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 254, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEFEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 254, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEFEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 254, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFE1E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEFEFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEFEFF

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 #DEFEFF 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 #DEFEFF 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

← #DEFEFE  ·  #DEFF00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEFEFF?

#DEFEFF is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 222, 254, 255). Its closest standard named color is Azure.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEFEFF?

#DEFEFF is RGB 222, 254, 255 — HSL 182°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DEFEFF?

Its complement is #FFE1E0; analogous partners are #E0FFF1 and #E0EFFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEFEFF for text?

Black text on #DEFEFF has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.06:1.