Dark cyan

#408b90

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 184 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 #408b90, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#408b90

RGB64, 139, 144

HSL184, 38%, 41%

HSV184, 56%, 56%

CMYK56%, 3%, 0%, 44%

Lab53.57, -21.6, -9.74

XYZ16.38, 21.57, 29.69

Decimal4230032

Web safe#339999

Pantone3145 C

Shades of dark cyan

#3b7f84 #357377 #30676b #2a5c5f #255053 #1f4446 #1a383a #142c2e #0f2021 #091415

Tints of dark cyan

#499ea4 #55aeb4 #69b7bc #7dc1c5 #90cace #a4d3d7 #b8dddf #cbe6e8 #dff0f1 #f3f9fa

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#904540 Analogous#40906d Analogous#406390 Triadic#90408b Triadic#8b9040 Split complementary#904063 Split complementary#906d40

Dark cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 56, 3, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #408b90 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

56 3 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 7 4 50

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 #408b90 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #408b90; }
.text { color: #408b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #408b90; }

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 #408b90 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #408b90 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 #408b90 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 #408b90 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

The figures for #408b90 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.