What color is #DEFFFD?

#DEFFFD is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cold Canada. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEFFFD?

The RGB value is 222, 255, 253: 222 red, 255 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEFFFD?

The complementary color is #FFDEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEFFFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.83:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEFFFD color

#DEFFFD rgb(222, 255, 253)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 100% green and 99.2% blue (222, 255, 253).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cold Canada (#DBFFFE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.83:1).

#DEFFFD color codes

HEX	`#DEFFFD`
RGB	`rgb(222, 255, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 100%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.69, -10.95, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.69, 11.26, 193.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.609, 94.14, 106.675)`
Decimal	`14614525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEFFFD, 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 #DEFFFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEFFFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.83:1	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 #DEFFFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #defffd; }
.text { color: #defffd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #defffd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 255 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #defffd, #def1ff); }

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Questions

What color is #DEFFFD?: #DEFFFD is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Cold Canada. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEFFFD?: The RGB value is 222, 255, 253: 222 red, 255 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEFFFD?: The complementary color is #FFDEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEFFFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.83:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.