Light Cyan

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 19.92:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#E0FFFFsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(224, 255, 255)screen channels

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 94%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 0%)approximate process color

Tailwindcyan-50nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.05:1

Black textAAA19.92:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#485151

#90A3A3

#E0FFFF

#E9FDFD

#F2FCFC

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#E0FFF0

#E0FFFF

#E0F0FF

Triadic

#E0FFFF

#FFE0FF

#FFFFE0

Complement

#E0FFFF

#FFE0E0

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-light-cyan: #E0FFFF;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-light-cyan);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue199°

Lightness98 L*

Chroma10.5

Luminance0.946