Dark cyan color

A deep teal-blue that's one of the standard HTML/CSS named colors. It's a bit brighter than teal. It's a solid choice for headers, data charts and professional web palettes.

Dark cyan · #008B8B

About dark cyan

Dark cyan (#008B8B) is a cool, dark, highly saturated color. It belongs to the turquoises family. It mixes 0 red, 139 green and 139 blue (out of 255). It is mostly used in web, charts, branding.

Dark cyan shades and tints

From lightest to darkest. Tap a shade to copy its code.

Dark cyan color harmonies

Combinations based on the color wheel. More in the color harmony tool.

ComplementaryClose to: Blood red

AnalogousClose to: Shamrock green, Ocean blue

TriadicClose to: Purple, Olive green

Split complementaryClose to: Dark pink, Brown

TetradicClose to: Indigo, Blood red, Avocado

Dark cyan color palettes

Copy the codes or open a palette in the editor to tweak it.

Monochromatic palette · Dark cyan

Analogous palette · Dark cyan

Complementary palette · Dark cyan

Triadic palette · Dark cyan

With neutrals palette · Dark cyan

With an accent palette · Dark cyan

Dark cyan contrast with text

White textContrast 4.1:1 · AA large text

Black textContrast 5.1:1 · AA

Based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Test other pairs in the contrast checker.

CSS code

:root {
  --dark-cyan: #008B8B;
  --dark-cyan-rgb: 0, 139, 139;
}
.bg { background-color: var(--dark-cyan); }
.text { color: var(--dark-cyan); }

Colors similar to dark cyan

Teal Pine green Viridian Verdigris Light sea green Tiffany blue Bottle green Dark teal Mexican flag green Dark turquoise

Themed palettes with this color

Frequently asked questions

What is the hex code for dark cyan?

The hex code for dark cyan is #008B8B. In RGB it is rgb(0, 139, 139), in HSL hsl(180, 100%, 27%) and in CMYK 100, 0, 0, 45.

What is the complementary color of dark cyan?

Its complement on the color wheel is #8B0000, close to blood red. Used in small doses, it works as an accent and adds strong contrast.

Can you use white text on dark cyan?

Use black text instead: the contrast with white is only 4.1:1, while with black it is 5.1:1.