Light cyan

#dbf2ee

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, gentle between blue and green. 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 #dbf2ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbf2ee

RGB219, 242, 238

HSL170, 47%, 90%

HSV170, 10%, 95%

CMYK10%, 0%, 2%, 5%

Lab93.77, -8.25, -0.65

XYZ76.4, 84.74, 93.22

Decimal14414574

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone628 C

Shades of light cyan

#bbe7df #9cdbd0 #7cd0c1 #5dc4b2 #41b5a1 #369584 #2a7568 #1f564c #143630 #081614

Tints of light cyan

#ddf3ef #e0f4f0 #e2f4f1 #e4f5f2 #e6f6f3 #e9f7f4 #ebf8f6 #edf9f7 #f0f9f8 #f2faf9

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#f2dbdf Analogous#dbf2e3 Analogous#dbeaf2 Triadic#eedbf2 Triadic#f2eedb Split complementary#f2dbea Split complementary#f2e3db

Light cyan in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 2, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbf2ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 0 2 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 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 #dbf2ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbf2ee; }
.text { color: #dbf2ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbf2ee; }

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 #dbf2ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbf2ee 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 #dbf2ee 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 #dbf2ee 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 #dbf2ee are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.