Dark cyan

#2f877e

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 174 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 #2f877e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f877e

RGB47, 135, 126

HSL174, 48%, 36%

HSV174, 65%, 53%

CMYK65%, 0%, 7%, 47%

Lab51.2, -28.11, -2.86

XYZ13.6, 19.44, 22.77

Decimal3114878

Web safe#339966

Pantone327 C

Shades of dark cyan

#2b7c74 #277169 #23655f #1f5a54 #1b4f4a #18443f #143835 #102d2a #0c2220 #081715

Tints of dark cyan

#379e93 #3fb5a9 #51c2b7 #68cac0 #7fd2ca #96dad3 #ade2dd #c4eae6 #dbf2f0 #f2fafa

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#872f38 Analogous#2f8752 Analogous#2f6487 Triadic#7e2f87 Triadic#877e2f Split complementary#872f64 Split complementary#87522f

Dark cyan in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 65, 0, 7, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f877e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 0 7 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 4 10 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 #2f877e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f877e; }
.text { color: #2f877e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f877e; }

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 #2f877e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f877e 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 #2f877e 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 #2f877e 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

Every value on this page for #2f877e is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.