Dark cyan

#3e8888

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 180 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 #3e8888, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3e8888

RGB62, 136, 136

HSL180, 37%, 39%

HSV180, 54%, 53%

CMYK54%, 0%, 0%, 47%

Lab52.3, -22.78, -7.0

XYZ15.23, 20.41, 26.43

Decimal4098184

Web safe#339999

Pantone321 C

Shades of dark cyan

#397d7d #347171 #2e6666 #295a5a #244f4f #1f4343 #193838 #142c2c #0f2121 #0a1515

Tints of dark cyan

#479c9c #51b0b0 #65b9b9 #7ac2c2 #8ecbcb #a2d5d5 #b6dede #cae7e7 #dff0f0 #f3f9f9

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#883e3e Analogous#3e8863 Analogous#3e6388 Triadic#883e88 Triadic#88883e Split complementary#883e63 Split complementary#88633e

Dark cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 54, 0, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3e8888 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

54 0 0 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

54 4 4 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark cyan in css

Copy #3e8888 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3e8888; }
.text { color: #3e8888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e8888; }

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 #3e8888 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3e8888 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 #3e8888 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 #3e8888 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 #3e8888 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.