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#d0f2ff

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

RGB
208, 242, 255
HSL
197°, 100%, 91%
CMYK
18, 5, 0, 0
Luminance
0.8413

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d0f2ff is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d0f2ff
Hue
197°
cyan
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
91%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
92%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8413
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
94/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.83:1
Closest name
Light Cyan
ΔE2000 6.1
Where it sits
Hue197° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness91%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool94% 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#d0f2ff
RGBrgb(208, 242, 255)
HSLhsl(197, 100%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 5%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(93.5 -8.3 -9.9)
LCHlch(93.5 12.9 230.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.941 0.040 222.9)
Decimal13693695
Display P3color(display-p3 0.816 0.949 1.000)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d0f2ff;
background-color: #d0f2ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d0f2ff] bg-[#d0f2ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d0f2ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.816, green: 0.949, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d0f2ff")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD0F2FF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(255, 242, 208)

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 #d0f2ff · 17.83:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.18:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.83:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d0f2ff as text scores 1.18:1 on white and 17.83:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d0f2ff on white: 1.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d0f2ff on black: 17.83:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EAF0FF
deuteranopia · #E3EAFF
tritanopia · #C3F6F6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d0f2ff 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.

#F1FAFE
#d0f2ff
#C0EBFC
#8FE0FF
#57D0FF
#1FC1FF
#00B1F5
#0094CC
#0076A3
#055676
#033649
Base = 100Lightest = 50 · #F1FAFEDarkest = 950 · #033649
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FAFE;
  --brand-100: #d0f2ff;
  --brand-200: #C0EBFC;
  --brand-300: #8FE0FF;
  --brand-400: #57D0FF;
  --brand-500: #1FC1FF;
  --brand-600: #00B1F5;
  --brand-700: #0094CC;
  --brand-800: #0076A3;
  --brand-900: #055676;
  --brand-950: #033649;
  --brand: #d0f2ff;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d0f2ff

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#F4F9FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0E0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B859B
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC0400
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#005C80
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E5F8FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142024
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 #d0f2ff

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#FFDDD0
Analogous left#D0FFF5
Analogous right#D0DBFF
Split-complement 1#FFD0DB
Split-complement 2#FFF5D0
Triadic 1#FFD0F2
Triadic 2#F2FFD0
Tetradic#F5D0FF

RGB percentages

Red81.6%
Green94.9%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan18.4%
Magenta5.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#d0f2ff text on a black background

contrast 17.83:1

Card sample

#d0f2ff text on a white background

contrast 1.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d0f2ff;
Background color
Panel with #d0f2ff background
background-color: #d0f2ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d0f2ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(208, 242, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(208, 242, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d0f2ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d0f2ff, #D0D3FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d0f2ff

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.

#d0f2ff 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.

#d0f2ff, answered

What color is #d0f2ff?

#d0f2ff is a pale electric cyan, closest to Light Cyan (ΔE2000 6.1). It sits at 197° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 91% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d0f2ff?

rgb(208, 242, 255) — 208 red, 242 green and 255 blue out of 255, or 81.6% / 94.9% / 100% by channel.

Is #d0f2ff a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8413 and perceived brightness is 92%, so black text on it reaches 17.83:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d0f2ff?

Black. It scores 17.83:1 against #d0f2ff, versus 1.18:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d0f2ff?

#FFDDD0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FFD0DB and #FFF5D0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d0f2ff?

For interface work: #F4F9FA as the surface, #C0E0ED for borders, #4B859B for secondary text, #CC0400 as an accent and #005C80 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D0FFF5 and #D0DBFF stays calm, while #FFDDD0 is the loudest partner.

What is #d0f2ff in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(18%, 5%, 0%, 0%). 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 #d0f2ff warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 94 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D0FFFB; nudged cooler, #D0E8FF.

Work with #d0f2ff in the Color Lab