Light blue

#aac1c1

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

Light blue is a light teal, soft between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light blue color values

Every conversion for #aac1c1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aac1c1

RGB170, 193, 193

HSL180, 16%, 71%

HSV180, 12%, 76%

CMYK12%, 0%, 0%, 24%

Lab76.4, -7.78, -2.65

XYZ45.27, 50.54, 57.82

Decimal11190721

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5503 C

Shades of light blue

#97b3b3 #84a5a5 #709797 #618585 #537272 #455f5f #374b4b #293838 #1b2525 #0d1212

Tints of light blue

#b1c6c6 #b9cccc #c0d1d1 #c8d7d7 #cfdcdc #d7e2e2 #dee7e7 #e6eded #edf2f2 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with light blue

Complementary#c1aaaa Analogous#aac1b5 Analogous#aab5c1 Triadic#c1aac1 Triadic#c1c1aa Split complementary#c1aab5 Split complementary#c1b5aa

Light blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 12, 0, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aac1c1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 0 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 4 4 30

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 blue in css

Copy #aac1c1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aac1c1; }
.text { color: #aac1c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aac1c1; }

How light blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aac1c1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aac1c1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #aac1c1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #aac1c1 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 blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #aac1c1 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.