Dark cyan

#2a8ea2

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 #2a8ea2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2a8ea2

RGB42, 142, 162

HSL190, 59%, 40%

HSV190, 74%, 64%

CMYK74%, 12%, 0%, 36%

Lab54.5, -21.33, -18.78

XYZ17.15, 22.45, 37.61

Decimal2789026

Web safe#339999

Pantone313 C

Shades of dark cyan

#268294 #237686 #1f6a79 #1c5e6b #18525d #15464f #113a42 #0d2d34 #0a2126 #061518

Tints of dark cyan

#30a2b9 #3ab4cc #51bcd2 #68c5d8 #7ecede #95d7e4 #acdfea #c3e8ef #daf1f5 #f1fafb

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#a23e2a Analogous#2aa27a Analogous#2a52a2 Triadic#a22a8e Triadic#8ea22a Split complementary#a22a52 Split complementary#a27a2a

Dark cyan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 74, 12, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2a8ea2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 12 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 15 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 #2a8ea2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2a8ea2; }
.text { color: #2a8ea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a8ea2; }

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 #2a8ea2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2a8ea2 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 #2a8ea2 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 #2a8ea2 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 #2a8ea2 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.