Dark cyan

#2b8a8e

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

This is Dark cyan, a soft teal at 182 degrees. 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 #2b8a8e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b8a8e

RGB43, 138, 142

HSL182, 54%, 36%

HSV182, 70%, 56%

CMYK70%, 3%, 0%, 44%

Lab52.56, -25.5, -10.16

XYZ14.97, 20.64, 28.79

Decimal2853518

Web safe#339999

Pantone321 C

Shades of dark cyan

#277e82 #247376 #20676a #1d5c5f #195053 #154547 #12393b #0e2e2f #0b2223 #071717

Tints of dark cyan

#32a1a6 #39b8bd #4cc4c9 #64ccd0 #7bd3d7 #93dbde #abe3e5 #c2ebed #daf3f4 #f1fafb

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#8e2f2b Analogous#2b8e61 Analogous#2b588e Triadic#8e2b8a Triadic#8a8e2b Split complementary#8e2b58 Split complementary#8e612b

Dark cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 70, 3, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b8a8e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 3 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 7 4 50

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 #2b8a8e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b8a8e; }
.text { color: #2b8a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b8a8e; }

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 #2b8a8e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b8a8e 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 #2b8a8e 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 #2b8a8e 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

Here is how the numbers for #2b8a8e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.