What color is #DCF6F4?

#DCF6F4 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCF6F4?

The RGB value is 220, 246, 244: 220 red, 246 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCF6F4?

The complementary color is #F6DCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCF6F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCF6F4 color

#DCF6F4 rgb(220, 246, 244)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DCF6F4 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 96.5% green and 95.7% blue (220, 246, 244).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 59% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.53:1).

#DCF6F4 color codes

HEX	`#DCF6F4`
RGB	`rgb(220, 246, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 96.5%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 59%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 11%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.02, -8.81, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.02, 9.02, 192.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.796, 87.657, 98.339)`
Decimal	`14481140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCF6F4, 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 #DCF6F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCF6F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.53:1	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 #DCF6F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcf6f4; }
.text { color: #dcf6f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcf6f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 246 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcf6f4, #dcebf6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DCF6F4?: #DCF6F4 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCF6F4?: The RGB value is 220, 246, 244: 220 red, 246 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCF6F4?: The complementary color is #F6DCDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCF6F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.