Dark cyan

#148b7c

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 #148b7c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#148b7c

RGB20, 139, 124

HSL172, 75%, 31%

HSV172, 86%, 55%

CMYK86%, 0%, 11%, 45%

Lab51.92, -34.08, -0.7

XYZ13.16, 20.07, 22.25

Decimal1346428

Web safe#009966

Pantone327 C

Shades of dark cyan

#128072 #117568 #0f695e #0e5e54 #0c534a #0a4840 #093c36 #07312c #052622 #041b18

Tints of dark cyan

#18a896 #1cc5b0 #24dfc8 #41e4cf #5ee8d6 #7becde #98f0e5 #b5f4ec #d2f9f4 #effdfb

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#8b1423 Analogous#148b41 Analogous#145e8b Triadic#7c148b Triadic#8b7c14 Split complementary#8b145e Split complementary#8b4114

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 86, 0, 11, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #148b7c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 0 11 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 4 14 51

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 #148b7c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #148b7c; }
.text { color: #148b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #148b7c; }

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 #148b7c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #148b7c 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 #148b7c 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 #148b7c 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 #148b7c 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.