lightcyan — #E0FFFF
#E0FFFF
rgb(224, 255, 255) · hsl(180, 100%, 94%) · CSS keyword lightcyan
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightcyan on white | 1.05:1 | — | — |
| lightcyan on black | 19.92:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, lightcyan takes black text: 19.92:1 against 1.05:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: lightcyan;
color: #e0ffff;
color: rgb(224 255 255);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to lightcyan
- azure — #F0FFFF
- honeydew — #F0FFF0
- aliceblue — #F0F8FF
- mintcream — #F5FFFA
- ghostwhite — #F8F8FF
- whitesmoke — #F5F5F5
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for lightcyan?
The hex code for lightcyan is #E0FFFF — RGB 224, 255, 255.
Can I use lightcyan for text?
Not on a white background. lightcyan reaches only 1.05:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on lightcyan be black or white?
Black — 19.92:1 against 1.05:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- lightgoldenrodyellow — #FAFAD2
- lightgray — #D3D3D3
- lightgreen — #90EE90
- lightpink — #FFB6C1
- lightsalmon — #FFA07A
- lightseagreen — #20B2AA
- lightskyblue — #87CEFA
- lightslategray — #778899
- lightsteelblue — #B0C4DE
- lightyellow — #FFFFE0
- lime — #00FF00
- limegreen — #32CD32
#E0FFFF in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference