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#DEFBF5

#defbf5 ≈ Light Cyan

  • teal
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#defbf5 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, 98.43% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.39% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 167.59°, with 78.38% saturation and 92.75% 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 19.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Cyan (#e0ffff), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.9112

Complementary

  1. #defbf5
  2. #fbdee4

Split complementary

  1. #defbf5
  2. #fbdef3
  3. #fbe7de

Analogous

  1. #defbe7
  2. #defbf5
  3. #def3fb

Triadic

  1. #defbf5
  2. #f5defb
  3. #fbf5de

Tetradic

  1. #defbf5
  2. #dee4fb
  3. #fbdee4
  4. #fbf5de

Square

  1. #defbf5
  2. #e7defb
  3. #fbdee4
  4. #f3fbde

Monochromatic

  1. #56eacc
  2. #9af3e0
  3. #defbf5
  4. #edfdf9
  5. #edfdf9

Shades

#defbf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #defbf5
  2. #c8e2dd
  3. #b2c9c4
  4. #9bb0ac
  5. #859793
  6. #6f7e7b
  7. #596462
  8. #434b4a
  9. #2c3231
  10. #161919
  11. #000000

Tints

#defbf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #defbf5
  2. #e1fbf6
  3. #e5fcf7
  4. #e8fcf8
  5. #ebfdf9
  6. #effdfa
  7. #f2fdfb
  8. #f5fefc
  9. #f8fefd
  10. #fcfffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#defbf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #defbf5
  2. #d5efe9
  3. #cbe2de
  4. #c2d6d2
  5. #b8cac6
  6. #afbebb
  7. #a6b1af
  8. #9ca5a3
  9. #939997
  10. #898c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f5f5f5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecf7f5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8f7f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2f3f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7fcf9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eef9f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaf6f5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dafcf7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-defbf5 {
  color: #defbf5;
}
Background
.bg-defbf5 {
  background-color: #defbf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-defbf5 {
  border: 2px solid #defbf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #defbf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 251 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 78% 93%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-defbf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #defbf5, #def3fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-defbf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 251 245 / 0.35);
}

#e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 2.73 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 5.73 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 5.90 #f5fffa Mint Cream ΔE 6.70 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.56 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.95 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.61 #21040a Inverted #f5f5f5 Grayscale 

Light Cyan
#defbf5  rgb(222, 251, 245)  hsl(168, 78%, 93%)  Light Cyan
#fbdee4  rgb(251, 222, 228)  hsl(348, 78%, 93%)  Pale Pink
#f5defb  rgb(245, 222, 251)  hsl(288, 78%, 93%)  Languid Lavender
#fbf5de  rgb(251, 245, 222)  hsl(48, 78%, 93%)  Cornsilk