Palettes / Colors / #DFF7EF

#DFF7EF — Pale Teal

#DFF7EF is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color HoneyDew (#F0FFF0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: honeydew (#F0FFF0) — not an exact match. CSS honeydew gives you #F0FFF0, a different color; use #DFF7EF 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.

#DFF7EF 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 #F7DEE7; it also sits naturally between #DEF7E2 and #DEF3F7. 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 97% · Blue 94%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFF7EF

.text { color: #DFF7EF; }
.background { background-color: #DFF7EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFF7EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 247, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 60%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFF7EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 247, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFF7EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 247, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFF7EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFF7EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7DEE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFF7EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFF7EF

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 #DFF7EF 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 #DFF7EF 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

← #DFF7EE  ·  #DFF7F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFF7EF?

#DFF7EF is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 223, 247, 239). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFF7EF?

#DFF7EF is RGB 223, 247, 239 — HSL 160°, 60%, 92% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 3%, 3%.

What colors go with #DFF7EF?

Its complement is #F7DEE7; analogous partners are #DEF7E2 and #DEF3F7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFF7EF for text?

Black text on #DFF7EF has a contrast ratio of 18.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.