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#d1fdf1

a pale, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Light Cyan

RGB
209, 253, 241
HSL
164°, 92%, 91%
CMYK
17, 0, 5, 1
Luminance
0.9016

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d1fdf1 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d1fdf1
Hue
164°
cyan
Saturation
92%
electric
Lightness
91%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
94%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9016
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
81/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
19.03:1
Closest name
Light Cyan
ΔE2000 6.3
Where it sits
Hue164° of 360°
Saturation92%
Lightness91%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool81% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d1fdf1
RGBrgb(209, 253, 241)
HSLhsl(164, 92%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 1%)
LABlab(96.1 -16.3 1.1)
LCHlch(96.1 16.4 176.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.960 0.048 176.9)
Decimal13762033
Display P3color(display-p3 0.820 0.992 0.945)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d1fdf1;
background-color: #d1fdf1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d1fdf1] bg-[#d1fdf1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d1fdf1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.820, green: 0.992, blue: 0.945)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d1fdf1")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD1FDF1)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(241, 253, 209)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d1fdf1 · 19.03:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.10:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 19.03:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d1fdf1 as text scores 1.10:1 on white and 19.03:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d1fdf1 on white: 1.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d1fdf1 on black: 19.03:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F9F7F1
deuteranopia · #F1F1F2
tritanopia · #C6FEF9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d1fdf1 is pinned to step 100; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FDFA
#d1fdf1
#C3F9EA
#93FADE
#5EF8CE
#28F6BD
#0AEBAD
#08C490
#079C74
#0A7155
#064735
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #F2FDFADarkest = 950 · #064735
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDFA;
  --brand-100: #d1fdf1;
  --brand-200: #C3F9EA;
  --brand-300: #93FADE;
  --brand-400: #5EF8CE;
  --brand-500: #28F6BD;
  --brand-600: #0AEBAD;
  --brand-700: #08C490;
  --brand-800: #079C74;
  --brand-900: #0A7155;
  --brand-950: #064735;
  --brand: #d1fdf1;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d1fdf1

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF9
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDE0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B85
Captions on the surface
Accent#C8046A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#057A5A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FEF8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142420
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d1fdf1

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FDD1DD
Analogous left#D1FDDB
Analogous right#D1F3FD
Split-complement 1#FDD1F3
Split-complement 2#FDDBD1
Triadic 1#F1D1FD
Triadic 2#FDF1D1
Tetradic#DBD1FD

RGB percentages

Red82.0%
Green99.2%
Blue94.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow4.7%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#d1fdf1 text on a black background

contrast 19.03:1

Card sample

#d1fdf1 text on a white background

contrast 1.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d1fdf1;
Background color
Panel with #d1fdf1 background
background-color: #d1fdf1;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d1fdf1;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(209, 253, 241, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(209, 253, 241, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d1fdf1;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d1fdf1, #D1ECFD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d1fdf1

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d1fdf1 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#d1fdf1, answered

What color is #d1fdf1?

#d1fdf1 is a pale electric cyan, closest to Light Cyan (ΔE2000 6.3). It sits at 164° on the hue wheel with 92% saturation and 91% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d1fdf1?

rgb(209, 253, 241) — 209 red, 253 green and 241 blue out of 255, or 82% / 99.2% / 94.5% by channel.

Is #d1fdf1 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9016 and perceived brightness is 94%, so black text on it reaches 19.03:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d1fdf1?

Black. It scores 19.03:1 against #d1fdf1, versus 1.10:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d1fdf1?

#FDD1DD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FDD1F3 and #FDDBD1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d1fdf1?

For interface work: #F4FAF9 as the surface, #C0EDE0 for borders, #4B9B85 for secondary text, #C8046A as an accent and #057A5A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D1FDDB and #D1F3FD stays calm, while #FDD1DD is the loudest partner.

What is #d1fdf1 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #d1fdf1 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 81 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D1FDE1; nudged cooler, #D1F9FD.

Work with #d1fdf1 in the Color Lab