Dark cyan

#2b9888

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Dark cyan color values

Every conversion for #2b9888, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b9888

RGB43, 152, 136

HSL171, 56%, 38%

HSV171, 72%, 60%

CMYK72%, 0%, 11%, 40%

Lab56.83, -34.05, -0.38

XYZ16.67, 24.75, 27.19

Decimal2857096

Web safe#339999

Pantone3285 C

Shades of dark cyan

#278b7d #247e71 #207266 #1c655a #19584f #154b43 #123e38 #0e312c #0a2521 #071815

Tints of dark cyan

#32af9d #38c6b1 #4fcdbb #66d4c4 #7ddacd #94e1d6 #ace7df #c3eee8 #daf5f1 #f1fbfa

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#982b3b Analogous#2b9852 Analogous#2b7198 Triadic#882b98 Triadic#98882b Split complementary#982b71 Split complementary#98522b

Dark cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 72, 0, 11, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b9888 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 0 11 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 4 14 46

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 #2b9888 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b9888; }
.text { color: #2b9888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b9888; }

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 #2b9888 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b9888 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 #2b9888 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 #2b9888 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

The figures for #2b9888 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.