Dark cyan

#238fa0

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 188 degrees. 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 #238fa0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#238fa0

RGB35, 143, 160

HSL188, 64%, 38%

HSV188, 78%, 63%

CMYK78%, 11%, 0%, 37%

Lab54.6, -23.35, -17.5

XYZ16.86, 22.54, 36.72

Decimal2330528

Web safe#339999

Pantone3135 C

Shades of dark cyan

#208393 #1d7785 #1a6b78 #175f6a #14535d #11474f #0e3b42 #0b2f34 #082227 #051619

Tints of dark cyan

#28a5b8 #2ebbd1 #46c3d6 #5ecbdc #76d3e1 #8fdbe6 #a7e2ec #c0eaf1 #d8f2f6 #f0fafc

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#a03423 Analogous#23a073 Analogous#2350a0 Triadic#a0238f Triadic#8fa023 Split complementary#a02350 Split complementary#a07323

Dark cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 78, 11, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #238fa0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

78 11 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

76 14 4 43

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 #238fa0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #238fa0; }
.text { color: #238fa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #238fa0; }

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 #238fa0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #238fa0 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 #238fa0 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 #238fa0 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 #238fa0 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.