Light cyan

#dbf3ee

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, airy 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 #dbf3ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbf3ee

RGB219, 243, 238

HSL168, 50%, 91%

HSV168, 10%, 95%

CMYK10%, 0%, 2%, 5%

Lab94.03, -8.76, -0.27

XYZ76.7, 85.33, 93.32

Decimal14414830

Web safe#ccffff

Pantone628 C

Shades of light cyan

#bbe8df #9addcf #7ad3c0 #5ac8b1 #3eb99f #339883 #287867 #1d584b #123730 #081714

Tints of light cyan

#ddf4ef #e0f5f0 #e2f5f1 #e4f6f2 #e6f7f3 #e9f8f4 #ebf8f5 #edf9f7 #effaf8 #f2fbf9

Colors that go with light cyan

Complementary#f3dbe0 Analogous#dbf3e2 Analogous#dbecf3 Triadic#eedbf3 Triadic#f3eedb Split complementary#f3dbec Split complementary#f3e2db

Light cyan in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 2, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbf3ee 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 #dbf3ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbf3ee; }
.text { color: #dbf3ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbf3ee; }

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 #dbf3ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbf3ee 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 #dbf3ee 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 #dbf3ee 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 #dbf3ee is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.