Dark cyan

#0a988c

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. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Dark cyan color values

Every conversion for #0a988c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0a988c

RGB10, 152, 140

HSL175, 88%, 32%

HSV175, 93%, 60%

CMYK93%, 0%, 8%, 40%

Lab56.5, -35.92, -3.2

XYZ16.09, 24.41, 28.68

Decimal694412

Web safe#009999

Pantone3285 C

Shades of dark cyan

#098c81 #087f75 #08736a #07675f #065a53 #054e48 #04423d #043531 #032926 #021d1a

Tints of dark cyan

#0cb7a9 #0ed6c5 #15f0dd #53f4e6 #72f6eb #91f8ef #b0faf4 #cffcf8 #eefefd

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#980a16 Analogous#0a9845 Analogous#0a5d98 Triadic#8c0a98 Triadic#988c0a Split complementary#980a5d Split complementary#98450a

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 93, 0, 8, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0a988c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

93 0 8 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

90 4 11 46

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 #0a988c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0a988c; }
.text { color: #0a988c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a988c; }

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 #0a988c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0a988c 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 #0a988c 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 #0a988c 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #0a988c are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.