Light cyan

#dcf5ef

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

This is Light cyan, a strong teal at 166 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 #dcf5ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcf5ef

RGB220, 245, 239

HSL166, 56%, 91%

HSV166, 10%, 96%

CMYK10%, 0%, 2%, 4%

Lab94.63, -9.25, 0.1

XYZ77.75, 86.75, 94.31

Decimal14480879

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone628 C

Shades of light cyan

#baebe0 #98e2d0 #77d8c1 #55ceb1 #37c1a0 #2d9f84 #247d68 #1a5b4c #103a30 #071814

Tints of light cyan

#def6f0 #e0f6f1 #e2f7f2 #e4f7f3 #e7f8f4 #e9f9f5 #ebf9f6 #edfaf7 #effaf8 #f1fbf9

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#f5dce2 Analogous#dcf5e3 Analogous#dceff5 Triadic#efdcf5 Triadic#f5efdc Split complementary#f5dcef Split complementary#f5e3dc

Light cyan in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 2, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcf5ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 0 2 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 4 6 10

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 #dcf5ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcf5ef; }
.text { color: #dcf5ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcf5ef; }

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 #dcf5ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcf5ef 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 #dcf5ef 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 #dcf5ef 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 #dcf5ef is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.