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#DFFBF9 — Pale Vivid Teal

#DFFBF9 is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color AliceBlue (#F0F8FF). It belongs to the teal family.

#DFFBF9 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 #FBDFE1; it also sits naturally between #DFFBEB and #DFEFFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFFBF9 · RGB 223, 251, 249

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Color values

HEX#DFFBF9
RGB223, 251, 249
HSL176°, 78%, 93%
HSV176°, 11%, 98%
CMYK11%, 0%, 1%, 2%
XYZ82.03, 91.52, 102.96
Yxy91.52, 0.2966, 0.3310
CIE-Lab96.62, -9.41, -2.13
Hunter Lab95.67, -9.40, -2.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 98% · Blue 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFFBF9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFFBF9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFFBF9

.text { color: #DFFBF9; }
.background { background-color: #DFFBF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFFBF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 251, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFFBF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 251, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFFBF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 251, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFFBF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFFBF9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFFBF9

#B6F6F2#8EF1EA#65ECE3#3CE7DB#1BDED1#16B6AB#118D84#0C645E#073B38#021211

Tints of #DFFBF9

#DFFBF9#E4FCFA#E4FCFA#E4FCFA#E8FCFB#E8FCFB#E8FCFB#E8FCFB#EDFDFC#EDFDFC

Tones of #DFFBF9

#E1F9F8#E3F7F6#E5F5F4#E7F3F2#E9F1F1#EBEFEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBDFE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.09:1 Fails
Against black text19.30:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFFBF9: #000000.

How #DFFBF9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EBEBF9Deuteranopia · #EAE7FATritanopia · #E0FAFA

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFFBF9 rather than the exact color:

Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Palette Ffe6eb
#FFE6EB · #DEFCFC · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9
Palette 003c43
#003C43 · #135D66 · #77B0AA · #E3FEF7
Palette E3fdfd
#E3FDFD · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9 · #71C9CE
Palette 1e0342
#1E0342 · #0E46A3 · #9AC8CD · #E1F7F5
Palette E4f9f5
#E4F9F5 · #30E3CA · #11999E · #40514E

Similar colors

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

#DEFCF9#DEFCFC#E3FEF7#E3FDFD#E1F7F5#E4F9F5#DAFFFB#E3F6F5#E3F8FF#E4FBFF#DFF6FF#E4F9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFFBF8  ·  #DFFBFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFFBF9?

#DFFBF9 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 223, 251, 249). Its closest standard named color is AliceBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFFBF9?

#DFFBF9 is RGB 223, 251, 249 — HSL 176°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 1%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFFBF9?

Its complement is #FBDFE1; analogous partners are #DFFBEB and #DFEFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFFBF9 for text?

Black text on #DFFBF9 has a contrast ratio of 19.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.09:1.