Light cyan

#cde3dc

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

This is Light cyan, a muted teal at 161 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #cde3dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cde3dc

RGB205, 227, 220

HSL161, 28%, 85%

HSV161, 10%, 89%

CMYK10%, 0%, 3%, 11%

Lab88.49, -8.59, 0.92

XYZ65.56, 73.08, 78.36

Decimal13493212

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone628 C

Shades of light cyan

#b3d5ca #9ac6b8 #80b8a6 #66a994 #539480 #457b69 #366153 #28473d #192d27 #0b1411

Tints of light cyan

#d5e7e1 #dcece7 #e4f0ec #ecf4f2 #f4f9f7

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#e3cdd4 Analogous#cde3d1 Analogous#cddfe3 Triadic#dccde3 Triadic#e3dccd Split complementary#e3cddf Split complementary#e3d1cd

Light cyan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 3, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cde3dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 0 3 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 4 7 17

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 #cde3dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cde3dc; }
.text { color: #cde3dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde3dc; }

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 #cde3dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cde3dc 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 #cde3dc 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 #cde3dc 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 #cde3dc are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.