#DCF9F6 Color

#DCF9F6 is rgb(220, 249, 246) in RGB, hsl(174, 71%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCF9F6

HEX#DCF9F6

RGBrgb(220, 249, 246)

HSLhsl(174, 71%, 92%)

HSVhsv(174, 12%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(96% 0.03 189.1)

LABlab(95.76% -10.17 -1.91)

LCHlch(95.76% 10.35 190.66)

What #DCF9F6 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 #DCF9F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 2.61 Azure#F0FFFFΔE 5.98 Water#D4F1F9ΔE 6.11 Mint Cream#F5FFFAΔE 7.65 Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 7.85 Honey Dew#F0FFF0ΔE 8.44

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

#DCF9F6 Channel Values

How #DCF9F6 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 249 · B 246	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 174° · S 71% · L 92%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 174° · S 12% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.11:1 vs white · 18.92:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCF9F6 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 text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DCF9F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCF9F6; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DCF9F6

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

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How #DCF9F6 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#DCF9F6

Protanopia#F4F4F6

Protanomaly#EBF6F6

Deuteranopia#F0F0F7

Deuteranomaly#E8F4F6

Tritanopia#DCF9F9

Tritanomaly#DCF9F8

Achromatopsia#F3F3F3

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Using #DCF9F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcf9f6: #DCF9F6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCF9F6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcf9f6': '#DCF9F6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.976, blue: 0.965)

Android XML<color name="color_dcf9f6">#DCF9F6</color>

SVG fillfill="#DCF9F6"

More Teal Colors

#DCF9F6 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

def7f6 d9f7f7 dfecec d9e8e8 e0ffff d8f0f3 e2edee d8eff8 e2f9f9 d8ecf3 e4f2f7 d6ffff 003838 007595 00a6f4 00ffff 104e64 1ca9c9 2a4646 3aa8c1 57ffff 76d7ea 96c0c0 b6d2d3

#DCF9F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCF9F6?

#DCF9F6 is a lightest teal — rgb(220, 249, 246) in RGB and hsl(174, 71%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.61.

What is the RGB value of #DCF9F6?

#DCF9F6 is rgb(220, 249, 246) — red 220, green 249, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCF9F6?

#DCF9F6 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCF9F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCF9F6 scores 1.11:1 against white and 18.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCF9F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCF9F6 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 2.61, which is very hard to tell apart.

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