Dark cyan

#288e9c

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

Dark cyan is a deep teal, weighty between blue and green. 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 #288e9c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#288e9c

RGB40, 142, 156

HSL187, 59%, 38%

HSV187, 74%, 61%

CMYK74%, 9%, 0%, 39%

Lab54.24, -23.54, -15.73

XYZ16.55, 22.2, 34.86

Decimal2657948

Web safe#339999

Pantone3135 C

Shades of dark cyan

#25828f #217682 #1e6a75 #1a5e67 #17525a #14464d #103a40 #0d2e33 #0a2226 #061618

Tints of dark cyan

#2ea3b4 #34b9cb #4cc1d1 #63c9d7 #7bd1dd #93d9e3 #aae2e9 #c2eaef #d9f2f5 #f1fafb

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#9c3628 Analogous#289c70 Analogous#28549c Triadic#9c288e Triadic#8e9c28 Split complementary#9c2854 Split complementary#9c7028

Dark cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 74, 9, 0, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #288e9c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 9 0 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 12 4 45

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark cyan in css

Copy #288e9c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #288e9c; }
.text { color: #288e9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #288e9c; }

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 #288e9c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #288e9c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark cyan on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #288e9c 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark cyan into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #288e9c 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #288e9c is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.