Light cyan

#c2dfd1

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

Light cyan is a light green that feels soft. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #c2dfd1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2dfd1

RGB194, 223, 209

HSL151, 31%, 82%

HSV151, 13%, 87%

CMYK13%, 0%, 6%, 13%

Lab86.43, -12.24, 3.63

XYZ60.14, 68.85, 70.44

Decimal12771281

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone565 C

Shades of light cyan

#a9d2be #8fc4ab #76b798 #5daa85 #4d9371 #40795e #32604a #254737 #182d23 #0b140f

Tints of light cyan

#c7e2d5 #cce4d8 #d1e7dc #d6e9e0 #dbece4 #e0efe7 #e5f1eb #e9f4ef #eef6f2 #f3f9f6

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#dfc2d0 Analogous#c2dfc3 Analogous#c2dedf Triadic#d1c2df Triadic#dfd1c2 Split complementary#dfc2de Split complementary#dfc3c2

Light cyan in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 13, 0, 6, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2dfd1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 0 6 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 4 10 19

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 #c2dfd1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2dfd1; }
.text { color: #c2dfd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2dfd1; }

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 #c2dfd1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2dfd1 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 #c2dfd1 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 #c2dfd1 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 #c2dfd1 is computed, not guessed. 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.