Dark cyan

#248d9f

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 189 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 #248d9f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#248d9f

RGB36, 141, 159

HSL189, 63%, 38%

HSV189, 77%, 62%

CMYK77%, 11%, 0%, 38%

Lab53.95, -22.53, -17.9

XYZ16.51, 21.93, 36.16

Decimal2395551

Web safe#339999

Pantone314 C

Shades of dark cyan

#218192 #1e7584 #1b6977 #185d69 #15525c #12464f #0f3a41 #0c2e34 #092226 #061619

Tints of dark cyan

#29a2b7 #2fb8cf #47c0d5 #5fc9db #77d1e0 #90d9e6 #a8e1eb #c0eaf1 #d8f2f6 #f0fafc

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#9f3624 Analogous#249f73 Analogous#24509f Triadic#9f248d Triadic#8d9f24 Split complementary#9f2450 Split complementary#9f7324

Dark cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 77, 11, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #248d9f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

77 11 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

75 14 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 #248d9f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #248d9f; }
.text { color: #248d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #248d9f; }

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 #248d9f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #248d9f 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 #248d9f 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 #248d9f 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

The figures for #248d9f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.