Dark cyan

#218c79

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 169 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 #218c79, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#218c79

RGB33, 140, 121

HSL169, 62%, 34%

HSV169, 76%, 55%

CMYK76%, 0%, 14%, 45%

Lab52.35, -34.03, 1.7

XYZ13.46, 20.46, 21.33

Decimal2198649

Web safe#339966

Pantone569 C

Shades of dark cyan

#1e806f #1c7565 #19695b #165e51 #135247 #11473d #0e3b33 #0b3029 #09241f #061915

Tints of dark cyan

#27a68f #2dc0a6 #3cd1b6 #56d7c0 #6fddca #89e3d3 #a3e9dd #bdefe6 #d7f6f0 #f1fcfa

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#8c2134 Analogous#218c44 Analogous#21698c Triadic#79218c Triadic#8c7921 Split complementary#8c2169 Split complementary#8c4421

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 76, 0, 14, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #218c79 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

76 0 14 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

74 4 17 51

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 #218c79 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #218c79; }
.text { color: #218c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #218c79; }

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 #218c79 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #218c79 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 #218c79 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 #218c79 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 #218c79 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.