Dark cyan

#009688

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 174 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Dark cyan color values

Every conversion for #009688, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#009688

RGB0, 150, 136

HSL174, 100%, 29%

HSV174, 100%, 59%

CMYK100%, 0%, 9%, 41%

Lab55.68, -36.66, -2.13

XYZ15.35, 23.59, 27.04

Decimal38536

Web safe#009999

Pantone3285 C

Shades of dark cyan

#008a7d #007e72 #007268 #00665d #005a52 #004e47 #00423c #003631 #002b27 #001f1c

Tints of dark cyan

#00b8a7 #00dac6 #00fde5 #42ffed #64fff1 #87fff4 #a9fff7 #cbfffa #edfffd

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#96000e Analogous#00963d Analogous#005996 Triadic#880096 Triadic#968800 Split complementary#960059 Split complementary#963d00

Dark cyan in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 100, 0, 9, 41.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #009688 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 0 9 41

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 4 12 47

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark cyan in css

Copy #009688 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #009688; }
.text { color: #009688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #009688; }

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 #009688 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #009688 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark cyan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #009688 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark cyan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #009688 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 #009688 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.