Dark cyan

#1990a1

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, serious between blue and green. 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 #1990a1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1990a1

RGB25, 144, 161

HSL188, 73%, 36%

HSV188, 84%, 63%

CMYK84%, 11%, 0%, 37%

Lab54.79, -24.48, -17.79

XYZ16.81, 22.73, 37.22

Decimal1675425

Web safe#009999

Pantone3135 C

Shades of dark cyan

#178494 #157886 #136c79 #11606b #0f545e #0c4850 #0a3c43 #083035 #062428 #04181a

Tints of dark cyan

#1da8bc #21bfd6 #36cbe0 #51d1e4 #6bd8e8 #86dfec #a0e6f0 #bbedf4 #d5f4f8 #f0fbfd

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#a12a19 Analogous#19a16e Analogous#194ca1 Triadic#a11990 Triadic#90a119 Split complementary#a1194c Split complementary#a16e19

Dark cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 84, 11, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1990a1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

84 11 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

81 14 4 43

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 #1990a1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1990a1; }
.text { color: #1990a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1990a1; }

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 #1990a1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1990a1 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 #1990a1 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 #1990a1 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 #1990a1 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.