Color brief · Cyan
#F1FDFC (#F1FDFC) — practical notes
#F1FDFC (#f1fdfc) sits in the cyan family at about 175° hue, 75% saturation, and 97% lightness. Contrast is 1.04:1 on white and 20.2:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-50 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).
- page or card backgrounds
- text or icons on charcoal / dark mode
Do not use #f1fdfc as small body text on white — 1.04:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.
Specs & accessibility references: W3C WCAG 2.1 contrast minimum · MDN CSS color values · CSS Color Module Level 4 · WebAIM contrast guide.
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THE ORIGINAL SWATCH#F1FDFC
100% opacity · sRGB
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#F1FDFC
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HEX
#F1FDFCRGB
rgb(241, 253, 252)HSL
hsl(175, 75%, 97%)PUT IT INTO PRACTICE
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Selected text: #F1FDFCCONTRAST RATIO1.04:1
- AA · normal text
- Fail
- AA · large text
- Fail
- AAA · normal text
- Fail
Normal text: AA 4.5:1, AAA 7:1. Large text: AA 3:1 (24px regular or about 19px bold).
Against white1.04:1
Against black20.20:1
Results use the exact pair, at full opacity. WCAG contrast guidance ↗
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Color codes
HEX
#f1fdfc
RGB
rgb(241, 253, 252)
HSL
hsl(175, 75%, 97%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.9849 0.0127 190.87)
CMYK
cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 1%)
CSS variable
--color-f1fdfc: #f1fdfc;
CMYK is an approximate reference; print output depends on the color profile. HSV and CMYK are not CSS color functions.
OKLCH
Perceptual 50–950 scale
Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.
Palette
Tints & shades
Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades
Palette
Tints
Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights
Palette
Shades
Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis
Palette
Tones
Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces
Harmony
Complementary
Opposite on the color wheel for contrast
Harmony
Analogous
Neighbors that sit comfortably together
Harmony
Triadic
Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets
Harmony
Split complementary
Base plus two accents beside the complement
Harmony
Monochromatic
Same hue, varied lightness and saturation
Export
Developer code
css
:root {
--colorf1fdfc-1: #f1fdfc;
}Design systems
Nearest official tokens
An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.
Nearest Tailwind color
teal-50
Similar · ΔE 1.12 · #F0FDFA
Nearest CSS named color
Azure
Similar · ΔE 1.16 · #F0FFFF
Nearest Material color
teal-50
Noticeably different · ΔE 3.37 · #E0F2F1
Nearest Bootstrap color
light
Very different · ΔE 5.2 · #F8F9FA
Using this color
Where #f1fdfc works
#F1FDFC (#f1fdfc) sits in the cyan family at about 175° hue, 75% saturation, and 97% lightness. Contrast is 1.04:1 on white and 20.2:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-50 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).
Sensible jobs for this swatch
- page or card backgrounds
- text or icons on charcoal / dark mode
Do not use #f1fdfc as small body text on white — 1.04:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.
Cyan family swatches still need a measured foreground pair. Verify this exact hex in the contrast checker.
Related
Similar & related colors
Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance