Dark cyan

#1a979d

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 183 degrees. 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 #1a979d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1a979d

RGB26, 151, 157

HSL183, 72%, 36%

HSV183, 83%, 62%

CMYK83%, 4%, 0%, 38%

Lab56.87, -29.21, -12.35

XYZ17.58, 24.79, 35.76

Decimal1742749

Web safe#339999

Pantone320 C

Shades of dark cyan

#188a90 #167e83 #147176 #116569 #0f585c #0d4c4f #0b3f41 #093234 #072627 #04191a

Tints of dark cyan

#1eb1b8 #23cad2 #36d6de #51dbe2 #6be1e7 #86e6eb #a0ecef #bbf1f4 #d5f6f8 #f0fcfc

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#9d201a Analogous#1a9d62 Analogous#1a559d Triadic#9d1a97 Triadic#979d1a Split complementary#9d1a55 Split complementary#9d621a

Dark cyan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 83, 4, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1a979d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 4 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 8 4 44

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #1a979d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1a979d; }
.text { color: #1a979d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a979d; }

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 #1a979d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1a979d 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 #1a979d 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 #1a979d 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #1a979d is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.