Dark cyan

#0c958b

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 #0c958b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0c958b

RGB12, 149, 139

HSL176, 85%, 32%

HSV176, 92%, 58%

CMYK92%, 0%, 7%, 42%

Lab55.52, -34.76, -4.07

XYZ15.56, 23.44, 28.13

Decimal824715

Web safe#009999

Pantone3285 C

Shades of dark cyan

#0b8980 #0a7d74 #097169 #08655e #075953 #064d47 #05413c #043431 #032826 #021c1a

Tints of dark cyan

#0eb4a8 #11d2c4 #18ecdd #55f1e6 #74f4ea #93f6ef #b1f9f4 #d0fbf8 #eefefd

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#950c16 Analogous#0c9546 Analogous#0c5b95 Triadic#8b0c95 Triadic#958b0c Split complementary#950c5b Split complementary#95460c

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 92, 0, 7, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0c958b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

92 0 7 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

89 4 10 48

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 #0c958b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0c958b; }
.text { color: #0c958b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c958b; }

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 #0c958b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0c958b 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 #0c958b 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 #0c958b 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

Every value on this page for #0c958b is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.