Light cyan

#d5f0e4

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

This is Light cyan, a soft green at 153 degrees. Greens like this connect to growth and calm. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #d5f0e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d5f0e4
RGB213, 240, 228
HSL153, 47%, 89%
HSV153, 11%, 94%
CMYK11%, 0%, 5%, 6%
Lab92.6, -11.06, 2.8
XYZ72.6, 82.07, 85.41
Decimal14020836
Web safe#ccffcc
Pantone317 C
Pantone317 CHex#d5f0e4Rgb213 240 228Cmyk11 0 5 6Lab93 -11 3Darker#6ccaa0Deep#a0ddc2Lighter#e9f6f0

Shades of light cyan

Tints of light cyan

Colors that go with light cyan

Light cyan in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 11, 0, 5, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d5f0e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
11 0 5 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
14 4 9 12
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 #d5f0e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d5f0e4; }
.text { color: #d5f0e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d5f0e4; }

How light cyan looks on light and dark

Light cyan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d5f0e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.21:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
17.41:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d5f0e4 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 #d5f0e4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #d5f0e4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light cyan, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #d5f0e4 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.