Colors

#008B8B

Dark Cyan

Dark Cyan is #008B8B. In CSS you can write it as the keyword darkcyan. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

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(57.7% 0.098 194.8)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#33A2A2

20% white

#66B9B9

40% white

#99D1D1

60% white

#CCE8E8

80% white

Shades

#006F6F

20% black

#005353

40% black

#003838

60% black

#001C1C

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Dark Cyan. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#008A8A

#8A0000

#20B6B6

#B62020

#0F2E2E

Analogous

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#008A45

#008A8A

#00458A

#00008A

#0A7F0A

Triadic

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#008A8A

#8A008A

#8A8A00

#B620B6

#4A4A0D

Split Complementary

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#008A8A

#8A0045

#8A4500

#30C0C0

#2E0F0F

Monochromatic

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#006666

#00B3B3

#00FFFF

#4DFFFF

#99FFFF

Tetradic

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#008A8A

#45008A

#8A0000

#458A00

#6323A4

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 4.15:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 5.07:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Pass

Similar named colors

Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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