Light cyan

#def7fb

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

Light cyan is a pale teal, gentle between blue and green. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #def7fb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#def7fb

RGB222, 247, 251

HSL188, 78%, 93%

HSV188, 12%, 98%

CMYK12%, 2%, 0%, 2%

Lab95.59, -7.33, -4.69

XYZ80.8, 89.02, 104.19

Decimal14612475

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone628 C

Shades of light cyan

#b7edf6 #8fe4f1 #68daed #40d1e8 #1bc5e1 #16a3b9 #128092 #0d5d6a #083b43 #03181b

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#fbe2de Analogous#defbf0 Analogous#dee9fb Triadic#fbdef7 Triadic#f7fbde Split complementary#fbdee9 Split complementary#fbf0de

Light cyan in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 12, 2, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #def7fb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 2 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 6 4 8

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 #def7fb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #def7fb; }
.text { color: #def7fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #def7fb; }

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 #def7fb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #def7fb 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 #def7fb 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 #def7fb 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 #def7fb 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.