CSS named color
LightCyan #E0FFFF
LightCyan (CSS keyword lightcyan) has the hex code #E0FFFF and the RGB value rgb(224, 255, 255): an off-white with a cyan tint.
A near-white with a cyan tint (#e0ffff), a little more colored than azure. Useful for hover states on cyan-accented tables.
Color codes for LightCyan
| CSS keyword | lightcyan |
|---|---|
| HEX | #E0FFFF |
| RGB | rgb(224, 255, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 100%, 94%) |
| HWB | hwb(180 88% 0%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(97.8% 0.032 196.6) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 14,745,599 |
| Hue family | Cyans and teals |
Contrast and accessibility
On lightcyan, black text has a contrast ratio of 19.91:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.05:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on lightcyan | 19.91:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 102.4 |
| White text on lightcyan | 1.05:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 0.0 |
| Lightcyan text on white | 1.05:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 0.0 |
| Lightcyan text on black | 19.91:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −103.8 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes lightcyan with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, lightcyan, white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#e2ffff - 15%
#e5ffff - 25%
#e8ffff - 35%
#ebffff - 45%
#eeffff - 55%
#f1ffff - 65%
#f4ffff - 75%
#f7ffff - 85%
#faffff - 95%
#fdffff
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#d5f2f2 - 15%
#bed9d9 - 25%
#a8bfbf - 35%
#92a6a6 - 45%
#7b8c8c - 55%
#657373 - 65%
#4e5959 - 75%
#384040 - 85%
#222626 - 95%
#0b0d0d
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, lightcyan's complementary color is #FFF0F0 (close to lavenderblush), its analogous colors are #E4FFF3 and #E2FDFF, and its triadic partners are #FFF2FF and #FFF5E0. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #fff0f0 |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #e4fff3#e2fdff |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #fff2ff#fff5e0 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #fff0fc#fff2e6 |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
LightCyan is a cool color: its hue is 180° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Code snippets
.element {
color: lightcyan;
background-color: #e0ffff;
border-color: rgb(224 255 255);
outline-color: oklch(97.8% 0.032 196.6);
}<div class="bg-[#e0ffff] text-black">...</div>
/* or register it once in your CSS (Tailwind v4) */
@theme {
--color-lightcyan: #e0ffff;
}
/* then use bg-lightcyan, text-lightcyan, border-lightcyan */import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let lightcyan = Color(red: 0.878, green: 1.000, blue: 1.000)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Lightcyan = Color(0xFFE0FFFF)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const lightcyan = Color(0xFFE0FFFF);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="lightcyan">#E0FFFF</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for lightcyan?
- The hex code for lightcyan is #E0FFFF. The same color is rgb(224, 255, 255), hsl(180, 100%, 94%) and oklch(97.8% 0.032 196.6), and in CSS you can also write the keyword lightcyan directly.
- Is lightcyan a warm or cool color?
- LightCyan is a cool color: its hue is 180° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
- What colors go with lightcyan?
- Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, lightcyan's complementary color is #FFF0F0 (close to lavenderblush), its analogous colors are #E4FFF3 and #E2FDFF, and its triadic partners are #FFF2FF and #FFF5E0. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
- Can you use white text on lightcyan?
- White text on lightcyan has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 19.91:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc 0.0 for white and Lc 102.4 for black.
- What is the RGB value of lightcyan?
- LightCyan is rgb(224, 255, 255): red 224, green 255 and blue 255 on the 0 to 255 scale, or 87.8%, 100.0% and 100.0%. As a decimal integer it is 14745599.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.