#DCF7FF Color

#DCF7FF is rgb(220, 247, 255) in RGB, hsl(194, 100%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCF7FF

HEX#DCF7FF

RGBrgb(220, 247, 255)

HSLhsl(194, 100%, 93%)

HSVhsv(194, 14%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(95.9% 0.03 217.5)

LABlab(95.44% -7.92 -6.99)

LCHlch(95.44% 10.56 221.44)

What #DCF7FF 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 #DCF7FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 2.34 Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 4.8 Azure#F0FFFFΔE 6.86 Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 6.9 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 8.28 Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 9.02

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

#DCF7FF Channel Values

How #DCF7FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 220 · G 247 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 194° · S 100% · L 93%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 194° · S 14% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 14% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.12:1 vs white · 18.79:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCF7FF 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCF7FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCF7FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCF7FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DCF7FF

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 #DCF7FF.

How #DCF7FF 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#DCF7FF

Protanopia#F3F3FF

Protanomaly#EAF4FF

Deuteranopia#EFEFFF

Deuteranomaly#E7F2FF

Tritanopia#DBF8F8

Tritanomaly#DBF8FB

Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCF7FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcf7ff: #DCF7FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCF7FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcf7ff': '#DCF7FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.969, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_dcf7ff">#DCF7FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#DCF7FF"

More Teal Colors

#DCF7FF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#DCF7FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCF7FF?

#DCF7FF is a lightest teal — rgb(220, 247, 255) in RGB and hsl(194, 100%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.34.

What is the RGB value of #DCF7FF?

#DCF7FF is rgb(220, 247, 255) — red 220, green 247, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCF7FF?

#DCF7FF converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCF7FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCF7FF scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCF7FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCF7FF 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 4.8, which is very hard to tell apart.

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