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#DCFEFC Color

#DCFEFC is rgb(220, 254, 252) in RGB, hsl(176, 94%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCFEFC
HEX#DCFEFC
RGBrgb(220, 254, 252)
HSLhsl(176, 94%, 93%)
HSVhsv(176, 13%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.2% 0.035 192.2)
LABlab(97.18% -11.62 -2.93)
LCHlch(97.18% 11.99 194.13)

What #DCFEFC 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 #DCFEFC, 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.

#DCFEFC Channel Values

How #DCFEFC 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 220 · G 254 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 94% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 13% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.07:1 vs white · 19.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCFEFC 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 text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #DCFEFC

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

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 #DCFEFC.

How #DCFEFC 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#DCFEFC
Protanopia#F9F9FC
Protanomaly#EEFBFC
Deuteranopia#F3F3FD
Deuteranomaly#EAF8FD
Tritanopia#DCFEFE
Tritanomaly#DCFEFD
Achromatopsia#F7F7F7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCFEFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcfefc: #DCFEFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCFEFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcfefc': '#DCFEFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.996, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_dcfefc">#DCFEFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCFEFC"

More Teal Colors

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

#DCFEFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCFEFC?

#DCFEFC is a lightest teal — rgb(220, 254, 252) in RGB and hsl(176, 94%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.54.

What is the RGB value of #DCFEFC?

#DCFEFC is rgb(220, 254, 252) — red 220, green 254, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCFEFC?

#DCFEFC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCFEFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCFEFC scores 1.07:1 against white and 19.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCFEFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCFEFC 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 1.54, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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