Light cyan

#c9eadd

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

Light cyan sits in the green range, light and soft. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #c9eadd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9eadd

RGB201, 234, 221

HSL156, 44%, 85%

HSV156, 14%, 92%

CMYK14%, 0%, 6%, 8%

Lab90.08, -13.24, 2.69

XYZ66.56, 76.48, 79.66

Decimal13232861

Web safe#ccffcc

Pantone317 C

Shades of light cyan

#acdfcb #8fd3b8 #72c8a6 #55bd94 #41a87f #368a69 #2b6d53 #1f503d #143327 #091611

Tints of light cyan

#d1ede2 #d9f0e7 #e2f4ed #eaf7f2 #f2faf7

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#eac9d6 Analogous#c9eacd Analogous#c9e6ea Triadic#ddc9ea Triadic#eaddc9 Split complementary#eac9e6 Split complementary#eacdc9

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 14, 0, 6, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9eadd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 0 6 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 4 10 14

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 #c9eadd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9eadd; }
.text { color: #c9eadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9eadd; }

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 #c9eadd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9eadd 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 #c9eadd 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 #c9eadd 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

Here is how the numbers for #c9eadd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.