Dark cyan

#00888b

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark cyan, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark cyan is a deep teal, weighty between blue and green. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Dark cyan color values

Every conversion for #00888b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#00888b

RGB0, 136, 139

HSL181, 100%, 27%

HSV181, 100%, 55%

CMYK100%, 2%, 0%, 45%

Lab51.24, -29.16, -10.46

XYZ13.46, 19.47, 27.47

Decimal34955

Web safe#009999

Pantone321 C

Shades of dark cyan

#007d80 #007375 #00686a #005e60 #005355 #00484a #003e3f #003334 #002929 #001e1f

Tints of dark cyan

#00abae #00cdd2 #00f0f5 #19faff #3dfbff #60fcff #83fcff #a7fdff #cafeff #edffff

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#8b0300 Analogous#008b49 Analogous#00428b Triadic#8b0088 Triadic#888b00 Split complementary#8b0042 Split complementary#8b4800

Dark cyan in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 100, 2, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #00888b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 2 0 45

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 6 4 51

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark cyan in css

Copy #00888b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #00888b; }
.text { color: #00888b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00888b; }

How dark cyan looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark cyan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #00888b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #00888b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark cyan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #00888b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark cyan? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark cyan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #00888b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark cyan, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #00888b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.