Dark cyan

#179682

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 171 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 #179682, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#179682

RGB23, 150, 130

HSL171, 73%, 34%

HSV171, 85%, 59%

CMYK85%, 0%, 13%, 41%

Lab55.69, -37.09, 1.35

XYZ15.29, 23.61, 24.87

Decimal1545858

Web safe#009999

Pantone3285 C

Shades of dark cyan

#158a77 #137d6d #117162 #0f6557 #0e584c #0c4c42 #0a4037 #08332c #062722 #041b17

Tints of dark cyan

#1bb29a #1fcdb2 #2edfc3 #49e3cb #65e7d3 #81ecdb #9df0e3 #b8f4eb #d4f8f3 #f0fdfb

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#96172b Analogous#179643 Analogous#176a96 Triadic#821796 Triadic#968217 Split complementary#96176b Split complementary#964217

Dark cyan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 85, 0, 13, 41.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #179682 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 0 13 41

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 4 16 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark cyan in css

Copy #179682 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #179682; }
.text { color: #179682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #179682; }

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 #179682 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #179682 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 #179682 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 #179682 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 #179682 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.