Light cyan

#dffcf1

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

This is Light cyan, a vivid green at 157 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 #dffcf1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dffcf1

RGB223, 252, 241

HSL157, 83%, 93%

HSV157, 12%, 99%

CMYK12%, 0%, 4%, 1%

Lab96.68, -11.42, 2.08

XYZ81.12, 91.66, 96.64

Decimal14679281

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone317 C

Shades of light cyan

#b6f8df #8ef4cd #65f1bc #3cedaa #16e798 #12bf7d #0e9662 #0a6d48 #06452d #031c12

Tints of light cyan

#e1fcf2 #e2fcf2 #e4fcf3 #e5fdf4 #e7fdf4 #e8fdf5 #eafdf6 #ecfdf6 #edfdf7 #effdf8

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#fcdfea Analogous#dffce2 Analogous#dff9fc Triadic#f1dffc Triadic#fcf1df Split complementary#fcdff9 Split complementary#fce2df

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 12, 0, 4, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dffcf1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 0 4 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 4 8 7

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 #dffcf1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dffcf1; }
.text { color: #dffcf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dffcf1; }

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 #dffcf1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dffcf1 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 #dffcf1 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 #dffcf1 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

The figures for #dffcf1 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.