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Light Cyan

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Color codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK (approximate)
CIELAB
CSS
Relative luminance0.9459
Cyan & Teal CSS Named ColorsPastel ColorsCool Colors Cool

Shades of Light Cyan

All shades

Lighter

Darker

Tints mixed with white

Tones mixed with gray

Color harmonies

Complementary

Opposite on the wheel (180°): maximum contrast for accents.

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Analogous

Neighbors 30° apart: calm and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues 120° apart: vibrant yet balanced.

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Split-complementary

The base plus the two neighbors of its complement: contrast with less tension.

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Tetradic

Four hues 90° apart: rich, best with one dominant color.

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Monochromatic

One hue in several lightness levels: elegant and consistent.

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Contrast and readability

White text1.05:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
Black text19.92:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large
On white1.05:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
On black17.91:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large

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Light Cyan

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About Light Cyan

Light Cyan (#E0FFFF) is a very light, highly saturated color from the Cyan & Teal family with a cool character. It is made of 224 red, 255 green and 255 blue (hsl(180, 100%, 94%)). Its contrast ratio is 1.05:1 against white and 19.92:1 against black, so dark text reads best on it.

Suggested uses

  • page and card backgrounds
  • walls in bright, airy rooms
  • calm, trustworthy or technical themes

Reading the codes

In HEX, #E0FFFF stores red, green and blue as pairs of base-16 digits: 224, 255 and 255 out of 255. In HSL the same color has a hue of 180°, 100% saturation and 94% lightness, which makes lighter or darker variants easy to create by changing only the lightness.

Similar colors

#F0FFFFAzure#C3E4E1Duck Egg Blue#F5FFFAMint Cream#F0FFF0Honeydew#B0E0E6Powder Blue#AFEEEEPale Turquoise#D6E8F5Sky Mist#F0F8FFAlice Blue#F4F8FBCool White#C6E6FBArctic Blue

Palettes with this color

Mint Gelato#E3F9F1 #B8F2E6 #AED9E0 #FFA69E #5E6472Ocean Depths#03045E #0077B6 #00B4D8 #90E0EF #CAF0F8Healthcare Calm#0F4C5C #2A9D8F #8ECAE6 #E9F5F2 #FFFFFFSlate and Teal#1E293B #334155 #64748B #0D9488 #CCFBF1

Tools for this color

Shades GeneratorGenerate tints, tones, lighter and darker shades and saturation variations.Contrast CheckerAccurate WCAG contrast ratio with AA/AAA results and accessible suggestions.Color Harmony GeneratorComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split-complementary and monochromatic harmonies.Color Blindness SimulatorApproximate protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia and achromatopsia simulations.

Frequently asked questions

What is the HEX code of Light Cyan?
The HEX code of Light Cyan is #E0FFFF. In RGB it is rgb(224, 255, 255) and in HSL hsl(180, 100%, 94%).
Which text color works on Light Cyan?
White text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 on Light Cyan and black text 19.92:1, so black text is more readable. WCAG AA needs at least 4.5:1 for normal text.
What is the complementary color of Light Cyan?
Rotating the hue of Light Cyan by 180° gives #FFE0E0, its complementary color on the RGB color wheel.
What is Light Cyan in CMYK?
An approximate CMYK value for Light Cyan is cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 0%). For printing, ask your printer for an ICC-profiled conversion.