Light cyan

#bad0c6

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light cyan, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

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Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #bad0c6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bad0c6

RGB186, 208, 198

HSL153, 19%, 77%

HSV153, 11%, 82%

CMYK11%, 0%, 5%, 18%

Lab81.64, -9.3, 2.44

XYZ53.0, 59.63, 62.14

Decimal12243142

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone558 C

Shades of light cyan

#a4c1b4 #8fb3a2 #79a490 #65947e #567e6c #476959 #395347 #2a3d35 #1b2822 #0c1210

Tints of light cyan

#c6d8d0 #d1e0d9 #dde8e3 #e9f0ed #f4f8f6

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#d0bac4 Analogous#bad0bb Analogous#bacfd0 Triadic#c6bad0 Triadic#d0c6ba Split complementary#d0bacf Split complementary#d0bbba

Light cyan in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 11, 0, 5, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bad0c6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 0 5 18

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 4 9 24

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light cyan in css

Copy #bad0c6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bad0c6; }
.text { color: #bad0c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bad0c6; }

How light cyan looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light cyan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bad0c6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bad0c6 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light cyan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bad0c6 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light cyan? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light cyan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bad0c6 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light cyan, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #bad0c6 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.