Dark cyan color: code #008B8B
Dark cyan
#008B8B
Color codes
- HEX
#008B8B - RGB
rgb(0, 139, 139) - HSL
hsl(180, 100%, 27%) - HSV
hsv(180, 100%, 55%) - CMYK
cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 45%) - LAB
lab(52.2% -30.6 -9) - OKLCH
oklch(57.7% 0.098 194.8)
About the color Dark cyan
Dark cyan has the HEX code #008B8B, which corresponds to rgb(0, 139, 139) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 180°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness (hsl(180, 100%, 27%)).
Because of its hue it reads as a cool color: it tends to feel calm and distant, and it visually “recedes” in a composition.
As a background it calls for dark text: black reaches a 5.06:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 4.14:1 for white.
For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 45%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.
Lighter tints
Darker shades
Color combinations with Dark cyan
Complementary
#008B8B · #8A0000
Analogous
#008A45 · #008B8B · #00458A
Triadic
#008B8B · #8A008A · #8A8A00
Tetradic
#008B8B · #45008A · #8A0000 · #458A00
Split-complementary
#008B8B · #8A0045 · #8A4500
Monochromatic
#000A0A · #005757 · #008B8B · #00D6D6 · #24FFFF
Dark cyan with white and black text
How to use it in CSS
:root {
--color-dark-cyan: #008B8B;
--color-dark-cyan-rgb: 0, 139, 139;
}
.elemento {
background-color: var(--color-dark-cyan);
color: #000000;
}