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#d0f4f2

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

RGB
208, 244, 242
HSL
177°, 62%, 89%
CMYK
15, 0, 1, 4
Luminance
0.8452

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d0f4f2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d0f4f2
Hue
177°
cyan
Saturation
62%
vivid
Lightness
89%
pale
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
92%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8452
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
86/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
17.90:1
Closest name
Light Cyan
ΔE2000 3.1
Where it sits
Hue177° of 360°
Saturation62%
Lightness89%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool86% 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#d0f4f2
RGBrgb(208, 244, 242)
HSLhsl(177, 62%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 4%)
LABlab(93.7 -12.0 -2.9)
LCHlch(93.7 12.3 193.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.941 0.037 192.4)
Decimal13694194
Display P3color(display-p3 0.816 0.957 0.949)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d0f4f2;
background-color: #d0f4f2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d0f4f2] bg-[#d0f4f2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d0f4f2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.816, green: 0.957, blue: 0.949)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d0f4f2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD0F4F2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(242, 244, 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 #d0f4f2 · 17.90:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.17:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.90:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d0f4f2 as text scores 1.17:1 on white and 17.90:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d0f4f2 on white: 1.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d0f4f2 on black: 17.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EFF0F2
deuteranopia · #E8EBF2
tritanopia · #C6F6F3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d0f4f2 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FBFB
#E8F7F6
#d0f4f2
#A4EAE6
#77DFD9
#49D4CD
#2EC6BE
#27A59E
#1F847F
#1A605C
#103C3A
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F4FBFBDarkest = 950 · #103C3A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FBFB;
  --brand-100: #E8F7F6;
  --brand-200: #d0f4f2;
  --brand-300: #A4EAE6;
  --brand-400: #77DFD9;
  --brand-500: #49D4CD;
  --brand-600: #2EC6BE;
  --brand-700: #27A59E;
  --brand-800: #1F847F;
  --brand-900: #1A605C;
  --brand-950: #103C3A;
  --brand: #d0f4f2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d0f4f2

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#C0EDEA
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B96
Captions on the surface
Accent#A9234A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#186763
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFAF9
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 #d0f4f2

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#F4D0D2
Analogous left#D0F4E0
Analogous right#D0E4F4
Split-complement 1#F4D0E4
Split-complement 2#F4E0D0
Triadic 1#F2D0F4
Triadic 2#F4F2D0
Tetradic#E0D0F4

RGB percentages

Red81.6%
Green95.7%
Blue94.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan14.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow0.8%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#d0f4f2 text on a black background

contrast 17.90:1

Card sample

#d0f4f2 text on a white background

contrast 1.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d0f4f2;
Background color
Panel with #d0f4f2 background
background-color: #d0f4f2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d0f4f2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(208, 244, 242, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(208, 244, 242, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d0f4f2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d0f4f2, #D0DEF4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d0f4f2

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.

#d0f4f2 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

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#d0f4f2, answered

What color is #d0f4f2?

#d0f4f2 is a pale vivid cyan, closest to Light Cyan (ΔE2000 3.1). It sits at 177° on the hue wheel with 62% saturation and 89% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #d0f4f2?

rgb(208, 244, 242) — 208 red, 244 green and 242 blue out of 255, or 81.6% / 95.7% / 94.9% by channel.

Is #d0f4f2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8452 and perceived brightness is 92%, so black text on it reaches 17.90:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d0f4f2?

Black. It scores 17.90:1 against #d0f4f2, versus 1.17:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d0f4f2?

#F4D0D2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F4D0E4 and #F4E0D0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d0f4f2?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EDEA for borders, #4B9B96 for secondary text, #A9234A as an accent and #186763 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D0F4E0 and #D0E4F4 stays calm, while #F4D0D2 is the loudest partner.

What is #d0f4f2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #d0f4f2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 86 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D0F4E5; nudged cooler, #CFE9F5.

Work with #d0f4f2 in the Color Lab