Dark cyan

#1b959f

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 185 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 #1b959f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1b959f

RGB27, 149, 159

HSL185, 71%, 36%

HSV185, 83%, 62%

CMYK83%, 6%, 0%, 38%

Lab56.32, -27.5, -14.32

XYZ17.46, 24.23, 36.56

Decimal1807775

Web safe#339999

Pantone3135 C

Shades of dark cyan

#198992 #167c84 #147077 #12636a #10575d #0d4a4f #0b3e42 #093135 #072527 #04191a

Tints of dark cyan

#1faeb9 #24c6d3 #39d1dd #53d7e2 #6ddde6 #87e3eb #a1e9ef #bbeff4 #d6f5f8 #f0fbfc

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#9f251b Analogous#1b9f67 Analogous#1b539f Triadic#9f1b95 Triadic#959f1b Split complementary#9f1b53 Split complementary#9f671b

Dark cyan in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 83, 6, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1b959f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 6 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 10 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 #1b959f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1b959f; }
.text { color: #1b959f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b959f; }

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 #1b959f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1b959f 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 #1b959f 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 #1b959f 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 #1b959f is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.