Dark cyan

#4c8f8b

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 176 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Dark cyan color values

Every conversion for #4c8f8b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c8f8b

RGB76, 143, 139

HSL176, 31%, 43%

HSV176, 47%, 56%

CMYK47%, 0%, 3%, 44%

Lab55.12, -22.3, -4.49

XYZ17.46, 23.05, 27.95

Decimal5017483

Web safe#339999

Pantone5483 C

Shades of dark cyan

#45837f #3f7673 #386a67 #325e5b #2b514f #254543 #1e3937 #182d2b #11201f #0b1413

Tints of dark cyan

#55a19c #65ada9 #76b6b3 #88c0bd #9ac9c7 #acd3d1 #bedcdb #d0e6e5 #e2efef #f3f9f8

Colors that go with dark cyan

Complementary#8f4c50 Analogous#4c8f6a Analogous#4c728f Triadic#8b4c8f Triadic#8f8b4c Split complementary#8f4c72 Split complementary#8f6a4c

Dark cyan in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 47, 0, 3, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c8f8b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

47 0 3 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

47 4 7 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 #4c8f8b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c8f8b; }
.text { color: #4c8f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c8f8b; }

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 #4c8f8b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c8f8b 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 #4c8f8b 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 #4c8f8b 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

Here is how the numbers for #4c8f8b are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.