Liters to Centiliters Converter

One litre is 100 centilitres. European bottles are often labelled in cL: a 75 cL wine bottle is 0.75 L.

How to use the Liters to Centiliters Converter

1. Type the number of litres into the Litres field. Decimals such as 0.5 are fine.
2. Read the answer in Centilitres – it updates as you type, with no button to press.
3. To convert the other way, type into Centilitres and the litres are recalculated.
4. Press Copy results to copy both values with the page title, or Copy link to share this exact conversion.

This page converts only L ⇄ cL. Need a different unit? Use the general volume converter, where you can choose any “from” and “to” unit.

How it works

Both units measure volume, so they are always in the same ratio: one litre equals 100 centilitres. The calculator multiplies the number of litres you type by 100 to give centilitres, and when you type into the centilitres field it divides by the same factor to give litres. Because the ratio never changes, doubling the litres always doubles the centilitres. Results are calculated at full precision and rounded only for display (up to eight decimal places, with very large or small values shown in scientific notation).

How to convert litres to centilitres

1. Write down the value in litres, for example 1 L.
2. Multiply by the conversion factor 100 (because 1 litre = 100 cL).
3. 1 × 100 = 100 cL.
4. To go back from centilitres to litres, divide by 100 – or multiply by 0.01.

L to cL conversion table

What is a litre?

A litre is one cubic decimetre, 1,000 cm³. Bottles, fuel, engine sizes and many recipes use litres; a litre of water weighs about 1 kg.

What is a centilitre?

A centilitre is one hundredth of a litre (10 mL). Wine, spirits and cocktails are often measured in cL in Europe: a standard wine bottle is 75 cL.

Common mistakes to avoid

Mixing u.s. and uk gallons, pints and fluid ounces, assuming a cup is always 250 ml, and treating volume and weight as interchangeable for anything except water.