Dark cyan

#0c8a8a

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, rich 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 #0c8a8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0c8a8a

RGB12, 138, 138

HSL180, 84%, 29%

HSV180, 91%, 54%

CMYK91%, 0%, 0%, 46%

Lab51.94, -29.87, -8.81

XYZ13.83, 20.09, 27.19

Decimal821898

Web safe#009999

Pantone321 C

Shades of dark cyan

#0b7f7f #0a7474 #096969 #085e5e #075353 #064848 #053d3d #043232 #032727 #021c1c

Tints of dark cyan

#0fa9a9 #11c9c9 #14e8e8 #51f0f0 #71f3f3 #90f5f5 #b0f8f8 #cffbfb #effefe

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#8a0c0c Analogous#0c8a4b Analogous#0c4b8a Triadic#8a0c8a Triadic#8a8a0c Split complementary#8a0c4b Split complementary#8a4b0c

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 91, 0, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0c8a8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

91 0 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

88 4 4 52

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 #0c8a8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0c8a8a; }
.text { color: #0c8a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c8a8a; }

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 #0c8a8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0c8a8a 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 #0c8a8a 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 #0c8a8a 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

Every value on this page for #0c8a8a is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.