Light cyan

#cbf5fa

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

This is Light cyan, a vivid teal at 186 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #cbf5fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbf5fa

RGB203, 245, 250

HSL186, 82%, 89%

HSV186, 19%, 98%

CMYK19%, 2%, 0%, 2%

Lab93.84, -12.37, -6.89

XYZ74.54, 84.9, 102.9

Decimal13366778

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone2975 C

Shades of light cyan

#a4eef6 #7ee6f3 #57dfef #31d7eb #15c7dd #12a5b6 #0e8290 #0a5f69 #063c42 #03191c

Tints of light cyan

#d2f6fb #ddf8fc #e4fafc #e8fafd #effcfd

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#fad0cb Analogous#cbfae7 Analogous#cbdefa Triadic#facbf5 Triadic#f5facb Split complementary#facbde Split complementary#fae7cb

Light cyan in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 19, 2, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbf5fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 2 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 6 4 8

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #cbf5fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbf5fa; }
.text { color: #cbf5fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbf5fa; }

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 #cbf5fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbf5fa 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 #cbf5fa 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 #cbf5fa 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

Every value on this page for #cbf5fa is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.