Light Cyan (#E0FFFF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.05:1 — vs black: 19.92:1

Color values

  • HEX #E0FFFF
  • RGB rgb(224, 255, 255)
  • HSL hsl(180, 100%, 93%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 12, 0, 0, 0 )
  • Websafe #CCFFFF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E0FFFF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Cyan
#E0FFFF Base
#FFE0E0
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Cyan
#E0FFFF Base
#E0FFF0
#E0F0FF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Cyan
#E0FFFF Base
#FFE0FF
Light Yellow
#FFFFE0
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Cyan
#E0FFFF Base
#FFE0F0
#FFF0E0
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Cyan
#E0FFFF Base
#F0E0FF
#FFE0E0
#F0FFE0
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Cyan
#E0FFFF Base
#47FFFF
#94FFFF
#B7FFFF
#E6FFFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Cyan, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#001A1A
Skobeloff #007474
#00CFCF
#2BFFFF
#85FFFF
Light Cyan #E0FFFF Base
#E1FFFF
#E2FFFF
#E3FFFF
#E4FFFF
#E6FFFF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E0FFFF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E0FFFF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E0FFFF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E0FFFF;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E0FFFF,
        #FFE0E0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E0FFFF,
        #FFE0E0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$light-cyan: #E0FFFF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-cyan-r: 224;
$light-cyan-g: 255;
$light-cyan-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-cyan;
    color: rgba($light-cyan-r, $light-cyan-g, $light-cyan-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Cyan appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E0FFFF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #F7F7FF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #FCFCFF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E0FFFF Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #F9F9F9 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Cyan ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Cyan #E0FFFF Base
Bubbles #E7FEFF ΔE 2.55
Azure Mist/web #F0FFFF ΔE 5.16
Mint Cream #F5FFFA ΔE 7.00
Diamond #B9F2FF ΔE 7.52

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.