CYAN

Dark Cyan

#008B8B

Conversions

HEX#008B8B

RGBrgb(0, 139, 139)

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 27%)

HSVhsv(180, 100%, 55%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 45%)

Copy CSS

color: #008b8b;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(0, 139, 139);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(180, 100%, 27%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 4.15 : 1

On ink blackPass · 4.62 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

Complementary
#8B0000

Triadic
#8B008B

About Dark Cyan

Dark Cyan is the hex color #008B8B, which translates to rgb(0, 139, 139) in RGB and hsl(180, 100%, 27%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 180 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 27 percent. That combination gives Dark Cyan a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Dark Cyan compares

Dark Cyan is exactly the CSS keyword darkcyan, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is teal-600 (#009689), at a distance of 9.2. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Blue Green at 1.5. Sorted by lightness, Dark Cyan is number 2 of the 18 cyan colors here.

Text on Dark Cyan

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Dark Cyan, led by Ink black at 4.62:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Dark Cyan already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Dark Cyan. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	4.15:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.62:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.35:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Dark Cyan

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Dark Cyan for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Dark Cyan

Format	Value
HEX	#008B8B
RGB	rgb(0, 139, 139)
HSL	hsl(180, 100%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(180, 100%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.65% 0.0984 194.77)
CIELAB	lab(52.21 -30.62 -9.00)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.