Dark cyan

#139496

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Dark cyan color values

Every conversion for #139496, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#139496

RGB19, 148, 150

HSL181, 78%, 33%

HSV181, 87%, 59%

CMYK87%, 1%, 0%, 41%

Lab55.6, -30.49, -10.25

XYZ16.36, 23.52, 32.53

Decimal1283222

Web safe#009999

Pantone320 C

Shades of dark cyan

#11888a #107c7d #0e7071 #0d6465 #0b5759 #0a4b4c #083f40 #073334 #052727 #031b1b

Tints of dark cyan

#17b0b3 #1acdcf #26e1e4 #60e9eb #7cedee #99f1f2 #b6f5f6 #d2f9f9 #effdfd

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#961513 Analogous#139657 Analogous#135296 Triadic#961394 Triadic#949613 Split complementary#961352 Split complementary#965613

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 87, 1, 0, 41.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #139496 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

87 1 0 41

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

84 5 4 47

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 #139496 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #139496; }
.text { color: #139496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #139496; }

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 #139496 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #139496 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 #139496 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 #139496 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

Here is how the numbers for #139496 are worked out. 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.