Dark cyan

#2e8a7c

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 171 degrees. 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 #2e8a7c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2e8a7c

RGB46, 138, 124

HSL171, 50%, 36%

HSV171, 67%, 54%

CMYK67%, 0%, 10%, 46%

Lab52.08, -30.3, -0.41

XYZ13.85, 20.21, 22.24

Decimal3050108

Web safe#339966

Pantone327 C

Shades of dark cyan

#2a7e72 #267367 #22675d #1f5c53 #1b5048 #17453e #133934 #0f2e29 #0b221f #081715

Tints of dark cyan

#36a191 #3db8a6 #50c5b3 #67ccbd #7ed4c7 #95dcd1 #ace3db #c3ebe5 #dbf3ef #f2fbf9

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#8a2e3c Analogous#2e8a4e Analogous#2e6a8a Triadic#7c2e8a Triadic#8a7c2e Split complementary#8a2e6a Split complementary#8a4e2e

Dark cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 67, 0, 10, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2e8a7c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 0 10 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 4 13 52

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 #2e8a7c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2e8a7c; }
.text { color: #2e8a7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e8a7c; }

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 #2e8a7c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2e8a7c 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 #2e8a7c 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 #2e8a7c 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

Every value on this page for #2e8a7c is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.