Dark cyan

#12877e

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 strong. 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 #12877e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#12877e
RGB18, 135, 126
HSL175, 76%, 30%
HSV175, 87%, 53%
CMYK87%, 0%, 7%, 47%
Lab50.64, -31.78, -3.74
XYZ12.68, 18.96, 22.73
Decimal1214334
Web safe#009966
Pantone327 C
Pantone327 CHex#12877eRgb18 135 126Cmyk87 0 7 47Lab51 -32 -4Darker#073632Deep#0c5a54Lighter#23bdb2

Shades of dark cyan

Tints of dark cyan

Colors that go with dark cyan

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 87, 0, 7, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #12877e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
87 0 7 47
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
84 4 10 53
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 #12877e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #12877e; }
.text { color: #12877e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12877e; }

How dark cyan looks on light and dark

Dark cyan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #12877e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.38:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.79:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #12877e 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 #12877e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #12877e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #12877e is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.