#E0FFFFLightcyan is a vivid, fully saturated, very light cool cyan (#E0FFFF).
Lightcyan reads as a vivid, fully saturated cyan with a cool temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with clarity, freshness and technology, which makes lightcyan a natural fit for tech interfaces, healthcare and water- or air-related themes.
Lightcyan is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on lightcyan hits 19.92:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.05:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of lightcyan sits at 0° — #FFE0E0, close to mistyrose — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for lightcyan in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from lightcyan's position on the color wheel (hue 180°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix lightcyan toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how lightcyan performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Lightcyan | 1.05:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Lightcyan | 19.92:1 | AAA | AAA |
#EDEEFF#ECE9FF#E2FFFFCopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword lightcyan directly.
:root {
--lightcyan: #E0FFFF;
--lightcyan-rgb: 224, 255, 255;
--lightcyan-tint: #EEFFFF;
--lightcyan-shade: #7B8C8C;
}
.btn-lightcyan {
background: var(--lightcyan);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'lightcyan': {
DEFAULT: '#E0FFFF',
light: '#EEFFFF',
dark: '#7B8C8C',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.