Dark cyan

#258c94

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark cyan, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark cyan lands where green meets blue, deep and strong. 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 #258c94, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#258c94
RGB37, 140, 148
HSL184, 60%, 36%
HSV184, 75%, 58%
CMYK75%, 5%, 0%, 42%
Lab53.26, -25.46, -12.59
XYZ15.49, 21.29, 31.31
Decimal2460820
Web safe#339999
Pantone3145 C
Pantone3145 CHex#258c94Rgb37 140 148Cmyk75 5 0 42Lab53 -25 -13Darker#0c2e31Deep#17565bLighter#3cbbc5

Shades of dark cyan

Tints of dark cyan

Colors that go with dark cyan

Dark cyan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 75, 5, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #258c94 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
75 5 0 42
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
73 9 4 48
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 #258c94 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #258c94; }
.text { color: #258c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #258c94; }

How dark cyan looks on light and dark

Dark cyan and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #258c94 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.99:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.26:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #258c94 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 #258c94 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #258c94 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark cyan, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #258c94 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.