Light cyan

#cbf2ec

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

Light cyan is a light teal, soft between blue and green. 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 #cbf2ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbf2ec

RGB203, 242, 236

HSL171, 60%, 87%

HSV171, 16%, 95%

CMYK16%, 0%, 2%, 5%

Lab92.69, -13.7, -1.32

XYZ71.52, 82.26, 91.46

Decimal13365996

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone317 C

Shades of light cyan

#aaeae0 #89e1d4 #68d9c8 #46d1bc #30bea8 #279d8b #1f7c6e #175b50 #0e3a33 #061816

Tints of light cyan

#cff3ed #d3f4ef #d6f5f0 #daf6f2 #def7f3 #e2f8f4 #e5f9f6 #e9faf7 #edfaf8 #f1fbfa

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#f2cbd1 Analogous#cbf2d9 Analogous#cbe4f2 Triadic#eccbf2 Triadic#f2eccb Split complementary#f2cbe4 Split complementary#f2d9cb

Light cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 16, 0, 2, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbf2ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 0 2 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 4 6 11

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 #cbf2ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbf2ec; }
.text { color: #cbf2ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbf2ec; }

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 #cbf2ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbf2ec 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 #cbf2ec 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 #cbf2ec 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

Here is how the numbers for #cbf2ec are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.