Light Cyan

Light Cyan is a very light, saturated cyan color with the hex code #E0FFFF (hue 180°, saturation 100%, lightness 94%). It is also the CSS named color lightcyan.

#E0FFFF

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Light Cyan	`#E0FFFF`	224, 255, 255	180°, 100%, 94%	12, 0, 0, 0	97.8% 0.032 197

Contrast with white text 1.05:1, with black text 19.92:1 — use black text on Light Cyan.

lightcyan is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: lightcyan works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#CCFFFF

#80FFFF

#33FFFF

#00E5E6

#009999

#004C4D

Colors that go with Light Cyan

Six color schemes built on Light Cyan with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Misty Rose (#FFE4E1), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Azure (CSS) (azure): Azure (CSS) (#F0FFFF) is about as light as Light Cyan (relative luminance 0.973 vs 0.946) and equally saturated, with the same hue.
Alice Blue (aliceblue): Alice Blue (#F0F8FF) is about as light as Light Cyan (relative luminance 0.929 vs 0.946) and equally saturated, with its hue 28° away.
Mint Cream (mintcream): Mint Cream (#F5FFFA) is about as light as Light Cyan (relative luminance 0.978 vs 0.946) and equally saturated, with its hue 30° away.
Honeydew (honeydew): Honeydew (#F0FFF0) is about as light as Light Cyan (relative luminance 0.963 vs 0.946) and equally saturated, with its hue 60° away.

Similar very light teal colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Light Cyan?

#E0FFFF — RGB 224, 255, 255, HSL 180°, 100%, 94%.

Is Light Cyan a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 180° on the color wheel.