Dark cyan

#008fa5

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

This is Dark cyan, a vivid teal at 188 degrees. 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 #008fa5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#008fa5

RGB0, 143, 165

HSL188, 100%, 32%

HSV188, 100%, 65%

CMYK100%, 13%, 0%, 35%

Lab54.41, -23.92, -20.69

XYZ16.61, 22.36, 39.04

Decimal36773

Web safe#009999

Pantone313 C

Shades of dark cyan

#008398 #00788a #006c7d #00606f #005562 #004954 #003d47 #003239 #00262c #001b1f

Tints of dark cyan

#00abc6 #00c8e6 #08deff #29e2ff #4ae7ff #6aebff #8bf0ff #acf4ff #ccf8ff #edfdff

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#a51600 Analogous#00a569 Analogous#003da5 Triadic#a5008f Triadic#8fa500 Split complementary#a5003c Split complementary#a56900

Dark cyan in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 100, 13, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #008fa5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 13 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 16 4 41

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 #008fa5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #008fa5; }
.text { color: #008fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008fa5; }

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 #008fa5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #008fa5 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 #008fa5 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 #008fa5 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

Here is how the numbers for #008fa5 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.