What color is #DCF0EF?

#DCF0EF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Bone-Chilling. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCF0EF?

The RGB value is 220, 240, 239: 220 red, 240 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCF0EF?

The complementary color is #F0DCDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCF0EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCF0EF color

#DCF0EF rgb(220, 240, 239)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DCF0EF is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 94.1% green and 93.7% blue (220, 240, 239).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 40% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Bone-Chilling (#E1F2F0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.75:1).

#DCF0EF color codes

HEX	`#DCF0EF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 240, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 94.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 40%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.35, -6.74, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.35, 6.97, 194.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.252, 83.767, 93.796)`
Decimal	`14479599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCF0EF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DCF0EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCF0EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DCF0EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcf0ef; }
.text { color: #dcf0ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcf0ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 240 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcf0ef, #dce7f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DCF0EF?: #DCF0EF is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Bone-Chilling. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCF0EF?: The RGB value is 220, 240, 239: 220 red, 240 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCF0EF?: The complementary color is #F0DCDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCF0EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.