Light cyan

#cfe4df

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 166 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 #cfe4df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cfe4df

RGB207, 228, 223

HSL166, 28%, 85%

HSV166, 9%, 89%

CMYK9%, 0%, 2%, 11%

Lab88.96, -7.88, 0.05

XYZ66.79, 74.08, 80.59

Decimal13624543

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone628 C

Shades of light cyan

#b5d5ce #9bc7bc #81b8ab #67aa9a #549585 #457b6e #376157 #284740 #1a2d29 #0b1412

Tints of light cyan

#d3e6e1 #d6e8e4 #daeae6 #deece9 #e1eeeb #e5f0ee #e9f2f0 #ecf4f3 #f0f7f5 #f4f9f7

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#e4cfd4 Analogous#cfe4d5 Analogous#cfdfe4 Triadic#dfcfe4 Triadic#e4dfcf Split complementary#e4cfdf Split complementary#e4d5cf

Light cyan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 9, 0, 2, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cfe4df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 0 2 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 4 6 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light cyan in css

Copy #cfe4df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cfe4df; }
.text { color: #cfe4df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe4df; }

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 #cfe4df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cfe4df 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 #cfe4df 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 #cfe4df 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 #cfe4df come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.