Dark cyan

#238da5

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 191 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 #238da5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#238da5

RGB35, 141, 165

HSL191, 65%, 39%

HSV191, 79%, 65%

CMYK79%, 15%, 0%, 35%

Lab54.16, -20.64, -21.04

XYZ17.01, 22.12, 38.97

Decimal2330021

Web safe#339999

Pantone313 C

Shades of dark cyan

#208197 #1d7589 #1a697b #175d6d #14515f #114551 #0e3943 #0b2d35 #082227 #051619

Tints of dark cyan

#28a2bd #2fb5d3 #48bdd8 #60c6dd #78cfe2 #90d7e7 #a8e0ed #c0e8f2 #d8f1f7 #f0fafc

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#a53b23 Analogous#23a57c Analogous#234ca5 Triadic#a5238d Triadic#8da523 Split complementary#a5234c Split complementary#a57c23

Dark cyan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 79, 15, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #238da5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

79 15 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

77 18 4 41

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 #238da5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #238da5; }
.text { color: #238da5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #238da5; }

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 #238da5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #238da5 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 #238da5 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 #238da5 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

Here is how the numbers for #238da5 are worked out. 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.