What color is #DCF9F6?

#DCF9F6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCF9F6?

The RGB value is 220, 249, 246: 220 red, 249 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCF9F6?

The complementary color is #F9DCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCF9F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCF9F6 color

#DCF9F6 rgb(220, 249, 246)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DCF9F6 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 97.6% green and 96.5% blue (220, 249, 246).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 71% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

#DCF9F6 color codes

HEX	`#DCF9F6`
RGB	`rgb(220, 249, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 97.6%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 71%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.84, -9.94, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.84, 10.09, 189.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.021, 89.619, 100.253)`
Decimal	`14481910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCF9F6, 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 #DCF9F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCF9F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	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 #DCF9F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcf9f6; }
.text { color: #dcf9f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcf9f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 249 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcf9f6, #dceef9); }

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Questions

What color is #DCF9F6?: #DCF9F6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCF9F6?: The RGB value is 220, 249, 246: 220 red, 249 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCF9F6?: The complementary color is #F9DCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCF9F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.