Light cyan

#cef2fd

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

Light cyan is a pale teal, quiet between blue and green. 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 #cef2fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cef2fd

RGB206, 242, 253

HSL194, 92%, 90%

HSV194, 19%, 99%

CMYK19%, 4%, 0%, 1%

Lab93.33, -9.34, -9.18

XYZ74.94, 83.72, 105.14

Decimal13562621

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone2975 C

Shades of light cyan

#a5e7fb #7cdcfa #53d1f8 #29c6f6 #0ab6eb #0896c2 #067799 #055770 #033747 #01171d

Tints of light cyan

#d8f5fd #def6fe #e7f9fe #eefafe

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#fdd9ce Analogous#cefdf0 Analogous#cedbfd Triadic#fdcef2 Triadic#f2fdce Split complementary#fdcedb Split complementary#fdf0ce

Light cyan in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 19, 4, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cef2fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 4 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 8 4 7

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 #cef2fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cef2fd; }
.text { color: #cef2fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cef2fd; }

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 #cef2fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cef2fd 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 #cef2fd 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 #cef2fd 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 #cef2fd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.