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#DBFAEF

#dbfaef ≈ Light Cyan

  • teal
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dbfaef is a color from the teal family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 98.04% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 158.71°, with 75.61% saturation and 91.96% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Cyan (#e0ffff), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.8966

Complementary

  1. #dbfaef
  2. #fadbe6

Split complementary

  1. #dbfaef
  2. #fadbf5
  3. #fadfdb

Analogous

  1. #dbfadf
  2. #dbfaef
  3. #dbf5fa

Triadic

  1. #dbfaef
  2. #efdbfa
  3. #faefdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbfaef
  2. #dbe6fa
  3. #fadbe6
  4. #faefdb

Square

  1. #dbfaef
  2. #dfdbfa
  3. #fadbe6
  4. #f5fadb

Monochromatic

  1. #55e7b3
  2. #98f1d1
  3. #dbfaef
  4. #edfdf7
  5. #edfdf7

Shades

#dbfaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbfaef
  2. #c5e1d7
  3. #afc8bf
  4. #99afa7
  5. #83968f
  6. #6e7d78
  7. #586460
  8. #424b48
  9. #2c3230
  10. #161918
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbfaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbfaef
  2. #dffbf1
  3. #e2fbf2
  4. #e6fcf4
  5. #e9fcf5
  6. #edfdf7
  7. #f1fdf9
  8. #f4fefa
  9. #f8fefc
  10. #fbfffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbfaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbfaef
  2. #d2eee4
  3. #c9e2d9
  4. #c0d5ce
  5. #b7c9c3
  6. #aebdb8
  7. #a4b1ac
  8. #9ba5a1
  9. #929896
  10. #898c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f3f3f3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eaf6f1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8f6ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2f1f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4fbf7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edf7ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9f5ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7faf4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbfaef {
  color: #dbfaef;
}
Background
.bg-dbfaef {
  background-color: #dbfaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbfaef {
  border: 2px solid #dbfaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbfaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 250 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 159 76% 92%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbfaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbfaef, #dbf5fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbfaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 250 239 / 0.35);
}

#e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 4.83 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 5.46 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 7.70 #f5fffa Mint Cream ΔE 7.88 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.64 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.67 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.77 #240510 Inverted #f3f3f3 Grayscale 

Light Cyan
#dbfaef  rgb(219, 250, 239)  hsl(159, 76%, 92%)  Light Cyan
#fadbe6  rgb(250, 219, 230)  hsl(339, 76%, 92%)  Pale Pink
#efdbfa  rgb(239, 219, 250)  hsl(279, 76%, 92%)  Languid Lavender
#faefdb  rgb(250, 239, 219)  hsl(39, 76%, 92%)  Antique White