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#DBF6FF Color

#DBF6FF is rgb(219, 246, 255) in RGB, hsl(195, 100%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBF6FF
HEX#DBF6FF
RGBrgb(219, 246, 255)
HSLhsl(195, 100%, 93%)
HSVhsv(195, 14%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.6% 0.031 219.8)
LABlab(95.11% -7.77 -7.48)
LCHlch(95.11% 10.78 223.89)

What #DBF6FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DBF6FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#DBF6FF Channel Values

How #DBF6FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 246 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 100% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 14% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.13:1 vs white · 18.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBF6FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBF6FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBF6FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DBF6FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBF6FF.

How #DBF6FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DBF6FF
Protanopia#F2F2FF
Protanomaly#E9F3FF
Deuteranopia#EEEEFF
Deuteranomaly#E6F1FF
Tritanopia#DAF7F7
Tritanomaly#DAF7FA
Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBF6FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dbf6ff: #DBF6FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBF6FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbf6ff': '#DBF6FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.965, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_dbf6ff">#DBF6FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBF6FF"

More Teal Colors

#DBF6FF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBF6FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBF6FF?

#DBF6FF is a lightest teal — rgb(219, 246, 255) in RGB and hsl(195, 100%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.09.

What is the RGB value of #DBF6FF?

#DBF6FF is rgb(219, 246, 255) — red 219, green 246, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBF6FF?

#DBF6FF converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBF6FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBF6FF scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBF6FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBF6FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 5.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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