What color is #DCFEF8?

#DCFEF8 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCFEF8?

The RGB value is 220, 254, 248: 220 red, 254 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCFEF8?

The complementary color is #FEDCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCFEF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCFEF8 color

#DCFEF8 rgb(220, 254, 248)

Shades of teal

The hex color #DCFEF8 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 99.6% green and 97.3% blue (220, 254, 248).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 94% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ice (#D6FFFA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.58:1).

#DCFEF8 color codes

HEX	`#DCFEF8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 254, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 99.6%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 94%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.18, -12.04, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.18, 12.07, 183.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.896, 92.875, 102.401)`
Decimal	`14483192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCFEF8, 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 #DCFEF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCFEF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.58:1	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 #DCFEF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcfef8; }
.text { color: #dcfef8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcfef8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 254 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcfef8, #dcf3fe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DCFEF8?: #DCFEF8 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCFEF8?: The RGB value is 220, 254, 248: 220 red, 254 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCFEF8?: The complementary color is #FEDCE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCFEF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.