Light cyan

#ddfef2

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

Light cyan is a pale green that feels airy. 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 #ddfef2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ddfef2

RGB221, 254, 242

HSL158, 94%, 93%

HSV158, 13%, 100%

CMYK13%, 0%, 5%, 0%

Lab97.09, -12.86, 2.14

XYZ81.29, 92.67, 97.61

Decimal14548722

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone317 C

Shades of light cyan

#b2fde1 #87fbd1 #5bfac0 #30f9b0 #07f69f #06ca83 #059f67 #03744b #02492f #011e13

Tints of light cyan

#e2fef4 #e7fef6 #ecfef8

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#fedde9 Analogous#ddfee2 Analogous#ddfafe Triadic#f2ddfe Triadic#fef2dd Split complementary#feddfa Split complementary#fee2dd

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 13, 0, 5, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ddfef2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 0 5 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 4 9 6

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light cyan in css

Copy #ddfef2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ddfef2; }
.text { color: #ddfef2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddfef2; }

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 #ddfef2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ddfef2 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 #ddfef2 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 #ddfef2 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

Here is how the numbers for #ddfef2 are worked out. 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.