Light cyan

#cbe8ea

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

This is Light cyan, a soft teal at 184 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #cbe8ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbe8ea

RGB203, 232, 234

HSL184, 42%, 86%

HSV184, 13%, 92%

CMYK13%, 1%, 0%, 8%

Lab90.02, -9.06, -4.19

XYZ68.34, 76.35, 88.98

Decimal13363434

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone2975 C

Shades of light cyan

#aedbde #91ced3 #74c2c7 #57b5bb #43a0a7 #38848a #2c686d #204d50 #143133 #091516

Tints of light cyan

#cfeaec #d3ebed #d7edef #dbeff0 #dff1f2 #e3f2f4 #e6f4f5 #eaf6f7 #eef8f8 #f2f9fa

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#eacdcb Analogous#cbeadd Analogous#cbd8ea Triadic#eacbe8 Triadic#e8eacb Split complementary#eacbd8 Split complementary#eaddcb

Light cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 13, 1, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbe8ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 1 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 5 4 14

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 #cbe8ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbe8ea; }
.text { color: #cbe8ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe8ea; }

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 #cbe8ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbe8ea 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 #cbe8ea 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 #cbe8ea 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 #cbe8ea is computed, not guessed. 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.