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#DEF3EE

#def3ee ≈ Light Cyan

  • teal
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#def3ee is a color from the teal family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 95.29% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.06% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 165.71°, with 46.67% saturation and 91.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 18.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Cyan (#e0ffff), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#ccffff
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Relative luminance0.858

Complementary

  1. #def3ee
  2. #f3dee3

Split complementary

  1. #def3ee
  2. #f3deee
  3. #f3e4de

Analogous

  1. #def3e4
  2. #def3ee
  3. #deeef3

Triadic

  1. #def3ee
  2. #eedef3
  3. #f3eede

Tetradic

  1. #def3ee
  2. #dee3f3
  3. #f3dee3
  4. #f3eede

Square

  1. #def3ee
  2. #e4def3
  3. #f3dee3
  4. #eef3de

Monochromatic

  1. #6ecab4
  2. #a6dfd1
  3. #def3ee
  4. #f0faf7
  5. #f0faf7

Shades

#def3ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #def3ee
  2. #c8dbd6
  3. #b2c2be
  4. #9baaa7
  5. #85928f
  6. #6f7a77
  7. #59615f
  8. #434947
  9. #2c3130
  10. #161818
  11. #000000

Tints

#def3ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #def3ee
  2. #e1f4f0
  3. #e5f5f1
  4. #e8f7f3
  5. #ebf8f5
  6. #eff9f7
  7. #f2faf8
  8. #f5fbfa
  9. #f8fdfc
  10. #fcfefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#def3ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #def3ee
  2. #d5e8e3
  3. #cbdcd8
  4. #c2d1cd
  5. #b8c5c2
  6. #afbab7
  7. #a6aeac
  8. #9ca3a1
  9. #939796
  10. #898c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8f0ee ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1f0ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ededee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9f4f1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eaf1ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7efee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbf3f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-def3ee {
  color: #def3ee;
}
Background
.bg-def3ee {
  background-color: #def3ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-def3ee {
  border: 2px solid #def3ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #def3ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 243 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 47% 91%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-def3ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #def3ee, #deeef3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-def3ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 243 238 / 0.35);
}

#e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 4.02 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 4.45 #f5fffa Mint Cream ΔE 4.98 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 5.15 #f0f8ff Alice Blue ΔE 8.74 #fffff0 Ivory ΔE 9.20 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.26 #210c11 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Light Cyan
#def3ee  rgb(222, 243, 238)  hsl(166, 47%, 91%)  Light Cyan
#f3dee3  rgb(243, 222, 227)  hsl(346, 47%, 91%)  Pale Pink
#eedef3  rgb(238, 222, 243)  hsl(286, 47%, 91%)  Languid Lavender
#f3eede  rgb(243, 238, 222)  hsl(46, 47%, 91%)  Eggshell