Dark cyan

#278ea4

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 #278ea4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#278ea4

RGB39, 142, 164

HSL191, 62%, 40%

HSV191, 76%, 64%

CMYK76%, 13%, 0%, 36%

Lab54.51, -21.05, -19.92

XYZ17.21, 22.46, 38.55

Decimal2592420

Web safe#339999

Pantone313 C

Shades of dark cyan

#248296 #207688 #1d6a7a #1a5e6c #16525e #134650 #103a43 #0d2e35 #092127 #061519

Tints of dark cyan

#2da2bb #36b4cf #4dbdd5 #64c6da #7ccee0 #93d7e5 #aae0eb #c2e8f0 #d9f1f6 #f1fafc

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#a43d27 Analogous#27a47b Analogous#2750a4 Triadic#a4278e Triadic#8ea427 Split complementary#a42750 Split complementary#a47c27

Dark cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 76, 13, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #278ea4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

76 13 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

74 16 4 42

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 #278ea4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #278ea4; }
.text { color: #278ea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #278ea4; }

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 #278ea4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #278ea4 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 #278ea4 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 #278ea4 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 #278ea4 is computed, not guessed. 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.