Light cyan

#dff8fb

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

Light cyan lands where green meets blue, pale and strong. 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 #dff8fb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dff8fb
RGB223, 248, 251
HSL186, 78%, 93%
HSV186, 11%, 98%
CMYK11%, 1%, 0%, 2%
Lab95.91, -7.52, -4.21
XYZ81.41, 89.79, 104.31
Decimal14678267
Web safe#ccffff
Pantone628 C
Pantone628 CHex#dff8fbRgb223 248 251Cmyk11 1 0 2Lab96 -8 -4Darker#60dcebDeep#a0eaf3Lighter#e5f8fa

Shades of light cyan

Tints of light cyan

Colors that go with light cyan

Light cyan in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 11, 1, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dff8fb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
11 1 0 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
14 5 4 8
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 #dff8fb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dff8fb; }
.text { color: #dff8fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dff8fb; }

How light cyan looks on light and dark

Light cyan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dff8fb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.11:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
18.96:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dff8fb 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 #dff8fb 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 #dff8fb 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 #dff8fb 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. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.