What color is #DCF2F1?

#DCF2F1 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 #DCF2F1?

The RGB value is 220, 242, 241: 220 red, 242 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCF2F1?

The complementary color is #F2DCDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCF2F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCF2F1 color

#DCF2F1 rgb(220, 242, 241)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DCF2F1 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 94.9% green and 94.5% blue (220, 242, 241).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 46% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bone-Chilling (#E1F2F0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

#DCF2F1 color codes

HEX	`#DCF2F1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 242, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 94.9%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 46%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.91, -7.37, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.91, 7.63, 195.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.141, 85.07, 95.558)`
Decimal	`14480113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCF2F1, 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 #DCF2F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCF2F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	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 #DCF2F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcf2f1; }
.text { color: #dcf2f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcf2f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 242 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcf2f1, #dce8f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #DCF2F1?: #DCF2F1 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 #DCF2F1?: The RGB value is 220, 242, 241: 220 red, 242 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCF2F1?: The complementary color is #F2DCDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCF2F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.01:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.