Light cyan

#cef4fa

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 188 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #cef4fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cef4fa

RGB206, 244, 250

HSL188, 81%, 89%

HSV188, 18%, 98%

CMYK18%, 2%, 0%, 2%

Lab93.76, -10.96, -6.98

XYZ75.06, 84.73, 102.84

Decimal13563130

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone2975 C

Shades of light cyan

#a7ebf6 #81e3f2 #5adaee #34d1ea #17c2dd #13a0b6 #0f7e90 #0b5c69 #073a42 #03181c

Tints of light cyan

#d1f5fa #d5f5fb #d8f6fb #dbf7fb #def8fc #e2f8fc #e5f9fc #e8fafd #ecfbfd #effbfd

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#fad4ce Analogous#cefaea Analogous#cedefa Triadic#facef4 Triadic#f4face Split complementary#facede Split complementary#faeace

Light cyan in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 18, 2, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cef4fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light cyan in css

Copy #cef4fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cef4fa; }
.text { color: #cef4fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cef4fa; }

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 #cef4fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cef4fa against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light cyan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cef4fa 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light cyan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cef4fa 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 #cef4fa is computed, not guessed. 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.