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#DCFFF5 Color

#DCFFF5 is rgb(220, 255, 245) in RGB, hsl(163, 100%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCFFF5
HEX#DCFFF5
RGBrgb(220, 255, 245)
HSLhsl(163, 100%, 93%)
HSVhsv(163, 14%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(97.2% 0.038 176.4)
LABlab(97.29% -13.09 0.81)
LCHlch(97.29% 13.12 176.48)

What #DCFFF5 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 #DCFFF5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 5.18Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 5.44Honey Dew#F0FFF0ΔE 7.69Azure#F0FFFFΔE 8.58Mint Cream#F5FFFAΔE 9.23Water#D4F1F9ΔE 10.08

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

#DCFFF5 Channel Values

How #DCFFF5 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 255 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 100% · L 93%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 14% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.07:1 vs white · 19.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCFFF5 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 text19.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCFFF5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCFFF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCFFF5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCFFF5
Complementary
#FFDBE5
Analogous
#DBFFE3
Analogous
#DBF7FF
Triadic
#F5DBFF
Triadic
#FFF5DB
Split comp.
#FFDBF7
Split comp.
#FFE3DB

Tints & Shades of #DCFFF5

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

#E0FFF6
#E0FFF6
#E5FFF8
#EBFFF9
#F0FFFB
#F0FFFB

Shades

#99FFE2
#5CFFD1
#1AFFBE
#00D69A
#00946A
#00573E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCFFF5.

How #DCFFF5 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#DCFFF5
Protanopia#F9F9F5
Protanomaly#EEFCF5
Deuteranopia#F4F4F6
Deuteranomaly#EBF9F6
Tritanopia#DEFEFE
Tritanomaly#DDFEFA
Achromatopsia#F7F7F7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCFFF5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcfff5: #DCFFF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCFFF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcfff5': '#DCFFF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 1.000, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_dcfff5">#DCFFF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCFFF5"

More Green Colors

#DCFFF5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCFFF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCFFF5?

#DCFFF5 is a lightest green — rgb(220, 255, 245) in RGB and hsl(163, 100%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #DCFFF5?

#DCFFF5 is rgb(220, 255, 245) — red 220, green 255, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCFFF5?

#DCFFF5 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCFFF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCFFF5 scores 1.07:1 against white and 19.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCFFF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCFFF5 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 5.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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