Light cyan

#cff8ed

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #cff8ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cff8ed

RGB207, 248, 237

HSL164, 75%, 89%

HSV164, 17%, 97%

CMYK17%, 0%, 4%, 3%

Lab94.53, -15.25, 0.89

XYZ74.59, 86.51, 92.89

Decimal13629677

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone317 C

Shades of light cyan

#aaf3df #85edd1 #60e8c3 #3be2b5 #1fd4a3 #1aaf87 #148a6a #0f654e #094031 #041b15

Tints of light cyan

#d2f8ee #d5f9ef #d9f9f1 #dcfaf2 #dffaf3 #e2fbf4 #e6fbf6 #e9fcf7 #ecfcf8 #effdf9

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#f8cfda Analogous#cff8d9 Analogous#cfeef8 Triadic#edcff8 Triadic#f8edcf Split complementary#f8cfee Split complementary#f8d8cf

Light cyan in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 17, 0, 4, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cff8ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 0 4 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 4 8 9

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #cff8ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cff8ed; }
.text { color: #cff8ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cff8ed; }

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 #cff8ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cff8ed 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 #cff8ed 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 #cff8ed 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 #cff8ed is computed, not guessed. 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.