Dark cyan

#2a867b

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, serious 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 #2a867b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2a867b

RGB42, 134, 123

HSL173, 52%, 35%

HSV173, 69%, 53%

CMYK69%, 0%, 8%, 47%

Lab50.66, -29.33, -1.92

XYZ13.06, 18.97, 21.71

Decimal2786939

Web safe#339966

Pantone327 C

Shades of dark cyan

#277b71 #237067 #20655d #1c5a52 #194f48 #15443e #123934 #0e2d2a #0b2220 #071715

Tints of dark cyan

#329e91 #39b6a7 #49c6b7 #61cdc1 #79d5ca #91ddd4 #a9e4dd #c1ece7 #d9f3f0 #f1fbfa

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#862a35 Analogous#2a864d Analogous#2a6386 Triadic#7b2a86 Triadic#867b2a Split complementary#862a63 Split complementary#864d2a

Dark cyan in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 69, 0, 8, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2a867b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

69 0 8 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 4 11 53

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 #2a867b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2a867b; }
.text { color: #2a867b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a867b; }

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 #2a867b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2a867b 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 #2a867b 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 #2a867b 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

Here is how the numbers for #2a867b are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.