Dark cyan

#158a90

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 #158a90, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#158a90

RGB21, 138, 144

HSL183, 75%, 32%

HSV183, 85%, 56%

CMYK85%, 4%, 0%, 44%

Lab52.23, -27.35, -11.85

XYZ14.43, 20.35, 29.55

Decimal1411728

Web safe#009999

Pantone321 C

Shades of dark cyan

#137f84 #127479 #10686d #0e5d61 #0c5255 #0b474a #093b3e #073032 #062526 #041a1b

Tints of dark cyan

#19a5ad #1dc1c9 #28d7e0 #44dce4 #61e1e8 #7de7ec #9aecf0 #b6f1f4 #d3f7f9 #effcfd

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#901b15 Analogous#159059 Analogous#154c90 Triadic#90158a Triadic#8a9015 Split complementary#90154c Split complementary#905915

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 85, 4, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #158a90 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 4 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 8 4 50

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark cyan in css

Copy #158a90 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #158a90; }
.text { color: #158a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #158a90; }

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 #158a90 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #158a90 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark cyan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #158a90 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark cyan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #158a90 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 #158a90 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.