Light cyan

#cbf2f2

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

This is Light cyan, a strong teal at 180 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #cbf2f2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbf2f2
RGB203, 242, 242
HSL180, 60%, 87%
HSV180, 16%, 95%
CMYK16%, 0%, 0%, 5%
Lab92.84, -12.5, -4.21
XYZ72.41, 82.61, 96.13
Decimal13366002
Web safe#ccffff
Pantone635 C
Pantone635 CHex#cbf2f2Rgb203 242 242Cmyk16 0 0 5Lab93 -13 -4Darker#59d5d5Deep#92e4e4Lighter#e7f8f8

Shades of light cyan

Tints of light cyan

Colors that go with light cyan

Light cyan in print

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

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbf2f2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
16 0 0 5
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
19 4 4 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 #cbf2f2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbf2f2; }
.text { color: #cbf2f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbf2f2; }

How light cyan looks on light and dark

Light cyan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cbf2f2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.20:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
17.52:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbf2f2 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 #cbf2f2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #cbf2f2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light cyan, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #cbf2f2 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.