Light cyan

#dff6ee

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 green at 159 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 #dff6ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dff6ee

RGB223, 246, 238

HSL159, 56%, 92%

HSV159, 9%, 96%

CMYK9%, 0%, 3%, 4%

Lab95.07, -8.98, 1.27

XYZ78.82, 87.77, 93.68

Decimal14677742

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone317 C

Shades of light cyan

#bdecdc #9be3ca #78d9b7 #56d0a5 #37c392 #2da179 #247f5f #1a5c45 #103a2c #071812

Tints of light cyan

#e1f7ef #e3f7f0 #e4f8f1 #e6f8f2 #e8f9f3 #eaf9f4 #ecfaf5 #edfaf6 #effbf7 #f1fbf8

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#f6dfe7 Analogous#dff6e3 Analogous#dff3f6 Triadic#eedff6 Triadic#f6eedf Split complementary#f6dff3 Split complementary#f6e3df

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 9, 0, 3, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dff6ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 0 3 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 4 7 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 #dff6ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dff6ee; }
.text { color: #dff6ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dff6ee; }

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 #dff6ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dff6ee 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 #dff6ee 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 #dff6ee 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 #dff6ee is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.