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#d2fcfc

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

RGB
210, 252, 252
HSL
180°, 88%, 91%
CMYK
17, 0, 0, 1
Luminance
0.9035

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d2fcfc is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d2fcfc
Hue
180°
cyan
Saturation
88%
electric
Lightness
91%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
94%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.9035
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
88/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
19.07:1
Closest name
Light Cyan
ΔE2000 3
Where it sits
Hue180° of 360°
Saturation88%
Lightness91%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool88% 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#d2fcfc
RGBrgb(210, 252, 252)
HSLhsl(180, 88%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(96.1 -13.3 -4.5)
LCHlch(96.1 14.1 198.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.962 0.043 196.5)
Decimal13827324
Display P3color(display-p3 0.824 0.988 0.988)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d2fcfc;
background-color: #d2fcfc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d2fcfc] bg-[#d2fcfc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d2fcfc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.824, green: 0.988, blue: 0.988)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d2fcfc")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD2FCFC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(252, 252, 210)

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 #d2fcfc · 19.07:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.10:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 19.07:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d2fcfc as text scores 1.10:1 on white and 19.07:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d2fcfc on white: 1.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d2fcfc on black: 19.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F6F8FC
deuteranopia · #EEF1FC
tritanopia · #C5FFFC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d2fcfc 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.

#F2FDFD
#d2fcfc
#C4F8F8
#96F8F8
#61F4F4
#2DF1F1
#0FE5E5
#0DBFBF
#0A9999
#0C6E6E
#074545
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #F2FDFDDarkest = 950 · #074545
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDFD;
  --brand-100: #d2fcfc;
  --brand-200: #C4F8F8;
  --brand-300: #96F8F8;
  --brand-400: #61F4F4;
  --brand-500: #2DF1F1;
  --brand-600: #0FE5E5;
  --brand-700: #0DBFBF;
  --brand-800: #0A9999;
  --brand-900: #0C6E6E;
  --brand-950: #074545;
  --brand: #d2fcfc;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d2fcfc

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#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#C40837
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#087878
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FDFD
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142424
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 #d2fcfc

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#FCD2D2
Analogous left#D2FCE7
Analogous right#D2E7FC
Split-complement 1#FCD2E7
Split-complement 2#FCE7D2
Triadic 1#FCD2FC
Triadic 2#FCFCD2
Tetradic#E7D2FC

RGB percentages

Red82.4%
Green98.8%
Blue98.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#d2fcfc text on a black background

contrast 19.07:1

Card sample

#d2fcfc text on a white background

contrast 1.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d2fcfc;
Background color
Panel with #d2fcfc background
background-color: #d2fcfc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d2fcfc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(210, 252, 252, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(210, 252, 252, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d2fcfc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2fcfc, #D2E0FC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d2fcfc

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.

#d2fcfc 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.

#d2fcfc, answered

What color is #d2fcfc?

#d2fcfc is a pale electric cyan, closest to Light Cyan (ΔE2000 3). It sits at 180° on the hue wheel with 88% saturation and 91% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d2fcfc?

rgb(210, 252, 252) — 210 red, 252 green and 252 blue out of 255, or 82.4% / 98.8% / 98.8% by channel.

Is #d2fcfc a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.9035 and perceived brightness is 94%, so black text on it reaches 19.07:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d2fcfc?

Black. It scores 19.07:1 against #d2fcfc, versus 1.10:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d2fcfc?

#FCD2D2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FCD2E7 and #FCE7D2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d2fcfc?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EDED for borders, #4B9B9B for secondary text, #C40837 as an accent and #087878 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D2FCE7 and #D2E7FC stays calm, while #FCD2D2 is the loudest partner.

What is #d2fcfc in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 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 #d2fcfc warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 88 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D2FCED; nudged cooler, #D2EDFC.

Work with #d2fcfc in the Color Lab