Light cyan

#c8f8fd

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

Light cyan lands where green meets blue, pale and vivid. 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 #c8f8fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8f8fd

RGB200, 248, 253

HSL186, 93%, 89%

HSV186, 21%, 99%

CMYK21%, 2%, 0%, 1%

Lab94.53, -14.14, -7.45

XYZ75.12, 86.51, 105.67

Decimal13170941

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone2975 C

Shades of light cyan

#9ff3fc #76eefa #4ee8f9 #25e3f7 #08d4e9 #07afc1 #068a98 #04656f #034046 #011b1e

Tints of light cyan

#ccf8fd #d0f9fd #d3f9fd #d7fafe #dbfafe #dffbfe #e2fbfe #e6fcfe #eafcfe #eefdfe

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#fdcdc8 Analogous#c8fde8 Analogous#c8ddfd Triadic#fdc8f8 Triadic#f8fdc8 Split complementary#fdc8dd Split complementary#fde8c8

Light cyan in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 21, 2, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8f8fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 2 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 6 4 7

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #c8f8fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8f8fd; }
.text { color: #c8f8fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8f8fd; }

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 #c8f8fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8f8fd 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 #c8f8fd 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 #c8f8fd 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 #c8f8fd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.