What color is #DEFBFE?

#DEFBFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEFBFE?

The RGB value is 222, 251, 254: 222 red, 251 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEFBFE?

The complementary color is #FEE1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEFBFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEFBFE color

#DEFBFE rgb(222, 251, 254)

Shades of white

The hex color #DEFBFE is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 98.4% green and 99.6% blue (222, 251, 254).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 94% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.34:1).

#DEFBFE color codes

HEX	`#DEFBFE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 251, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 98.4%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 94%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.69, -8.76, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.69, 9.9, 207.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.506, 91.678, 107.095)`
Decimal	`14613502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEFBFE, 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 #DEFBFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEFBFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.34:1	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 #DEFBFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #defbfe; }
.text { color: #defbfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #defbfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 251 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #defbfe, #deebfe); }

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Questions

What color is #DEFBFE?: #DEFBFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Light Cyan. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEFBFE?: The RGB value is 222, 251, 254: 222 red, 251 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEFBFE?: The complementary color is #FEE1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEFBFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.34:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.