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#DCF5FF closest to Water

#DCF5FF is a very light white; the closest named color is Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 96.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(220, 245, 255)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 100% saturation and 93% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DCF5FF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 18.55:1.

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#DCF5FF color conversion

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Variations of #DCF5FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCF5FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCF5FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCF5FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EAEFFF
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFF3FF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EAF3FF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EAEFFF
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E6F1FF
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D3F8F8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D8F6FC
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #F1F1F1
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ECF2F4

#DCF5FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.13:1 Very poor#DCF5FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
18.55:1 Super#DCF5FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCF5FF in CSS

/* Water */
.color { color: #DCF5FF; }
.background { background-color: #DCF5FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCF5FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 245 255);
color: hsl(197 100% 93%);
color: oklch(0.955 0.029 223.8);

#DCF5FF FAQ

What color is #DCF5FF?

#DCF5FF is a very light white. Its closest named color is Water. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCF5FF?

#DCF5FF is rgb(220, 245, 255) in RGB, hsl(197, 100%, 93%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCF5FF?

The complementary color of #DCF5FF is #FFE6DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCF5FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCF5FF: 18.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCF5FF a warm or cool color?

#DCF5FF is a neutral color.