Dark cyan

#15948a

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark cyan, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Dark cyan, a strong teal at 175 degrees. 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 #15948a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#15948a

RGB21, 148, 138

HSL175, 75%, 33%

HSV175, 86%, 58%

CMYK86%, 0%, 7%, 42%

Lab55.25, -34.03, -3.88

XYZ15.49, 23.17, 27.7

Decimal1414282

Web safe#009999

Pantone327 C

Shades of dark cyan

#13887f #127c73 #107068 #0e645d #0c5751 #0b4b46 #093f3b #073330 #062724 #041b19

Tints of dark cyan

#19b0a4 #1dcdbf #29e1d2 #46e5d8 #62e9de #7eede4 #9af1ea #b7f5f0 #d3f9f6 #effdfc

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#94151f Analogous#15944a Analogous#155f94 Triadic#8a1594 Triadic#948a15 Split complementary#94155f Split complementary#944a15

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, 7, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #15948a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 0 7 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

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

Dark cyan in css

Copy #15948a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #15948a; }
.text { color: #15948a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15948a; }

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 #15948a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #15948a 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 #15948a 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 #15948a 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

The figures for #15948a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.