Light cyan

#dbefea

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

Light cyan is a pale teal, quiet between blue and green. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Light cyan color values

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

Hex#dbefea

RGB219, 239, 234

HSL165, 38%, 90%

HSV165, 8%, 94%

CMYK8%, 0%, 2%, 6%

Lab92.9, -7.49, 0.15

XYZ74.93, 82.73, 89.86

Decimal14413802

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone628 C

Shades of light cyan

#bde2d9 #a0d5c7 #82c8b6 #65baa5 #4ba992 #3e8c78 #316e5f #245045 #17332c #091512

Tints of light cyan

#ddf0eb #e0f1ed #e2f2ee #e4f3f0 #e7f4f1 #e9f5f2 #ecf6f4 #eef7f5 #f0f8f6 #f3faf8

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#efdbe0 Analogous#dbefe0 Analogous#dbeaef Triadic#eadbef Triadic#efeadb Split complementary#efdbea Split complementary#efe0db

Light cyan in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 8, 0, 2, 6.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 0 2 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 4 6 12

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 #dbefea straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbefea 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 #dbefea 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 #dbefea 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 #dbefea is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.