Light cyan

#dbf1e7

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

This is Light cyan, a soft green at 153 degrees. Greens like this connect to growth and calm. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Light cyan color values

Every conversion for #dbf1e7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbf1e7

RGB219, 241, 231

HSL153, 44%, 90%

HSV153, 9%, 95%

CMYK9%, 0%, 4%, 5%

Lab93.34, -9.05, 2.35

XYZ75.09, 83.74, 87.81

Decimal14414311

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone573 C

Shades of light cyan

#bce5d2 #9dd9be #7ecda9 #5fc195 #45b180 #399269 #2d7353 #21543d #153526 #091610

Tints of light cyan

#ddf2e9 #e0f3ea #e2f4ec #e4f5ed #e7f6ef #e9f6f0 #ebf7f2 #eef8f3 #f0f9f5 #f2faf6

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#f1dbe5 Analogous#dbf1dc Analogous#dbf0f1 Triadic#e7dbf1 Triadic#f1e7db Split complementary#f1dbf0 Split complementary#f1dcdb

Light cyan in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 9, 0, 4, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbf1e7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 0 4 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 4 8 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 #dbf1e7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbf1e7; }
.text { color: #dbf1e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbf1e7; }

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 #dbf1e7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbf1e7 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 #dbf1e7 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 #dbf1e7 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 #dbf1e7 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.