Palettes / Colors / #DFFCF3
#DFFCF3 — Pale Vivid Teal
#DFFCF3 is a teal color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DFFCF3 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.
#DFFCF3 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 #FCDEE8; it also sits naturally between #DEFCE4 and #DEF7FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFFCF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 252, 243 |
| HSL | 161°, 83%, 93% |
| HSV | 161°, 12%, 99% |
| CMYK | 12%, 0%, 4%, 1% |
| XYZ | 81.42, 91.78, 98.22 |
| Yxy | 91.78, 0.3000, 0.3382 |
| CIE-Lab | 96.73, -11.05, 1.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 95.80, -11.01, 1.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 99% · Blue 95%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFFCF3
.text { color: #DFFCF3; }
.background { background-color: #DFFCF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFFCF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 252, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFFCF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 252, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFFCF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 252, 243, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFFCF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFFCF3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FCDEE8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 19.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFFCF3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFFCF3
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFFCF3: ·
How #DFFCF3 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 #DFFCF3 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFFCF3?
#DFFCF3 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 223, 252, 243). Its closest standard named color is HoneyDew.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFFCF3?
#DFFCF3 is RGB 223, 252, 243 — HSL 161°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 4%, 1%.
What colors go with #DFFCF3?
Its complement is #FCDEE8; analogous partners are #DEFCE4 and #DEF7FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFFCF3 for text?
Black text on #DFFCF3 has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.08:1.