Dark cyan

#0493a1

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

Dark cyan lands where green meets blue, deep and vivid. 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 #0493a1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0493a1

RGB4, 147, 161

HSL185, 95%, 32%

HSV185, 98%, 63%

CMYK98%, 9%, 0%, 37%

Lab55.55, -27.15, -16.65

XYZ16.92, 23.47, 37.36

Decimal299937

Web safe#009999

Pantone3135 C

Shades of dark cyan

#048794 #037b87 #036f7a #03636d #02575f #024b52 #023f45 #013338 #01272b #011b1e

Tints of dark cyan

#05b0c1 #06cde1 #0ee4f9 #4eebfb #6eeffb #8ef2fc #aef6fd #cef9fe #eefdff

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#a11204 Analogous#04a160 Analogous#0444a1 Triadic#a10493 Triadic#93a104 Split complementary#a10445 Split complementary#a16004

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 98, 9, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0493a1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

98 9 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

94 12 4 43

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 #0493a1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0493a1; }
.text { color: #0493a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0493a1; }

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 #0493a1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0493a1 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 #0493a1 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 #0493a1 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 #0493a1 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.