What color is Dark Cyan?
Dark cyan is a deep blue-green with a cool, slightly muted tone, hex #008B8B, similar in depth to the color of aged sea glass. It reads darker than a typical teal, with more green than blue visible in most lighting.
What is the meaning of the color Dark Cyan?
Cyan as a color name entered English in the 1870s, derived from the Greek kyanos, meaning dark blue or blue-green mineral. The specific shade called dark cyan became a standard reference point through early digital color systems, where it was defined as the half-intensity version of pure cyan in the HTML and CSS web color specifications introduced in the 1990s. The World Wide Web Consortium’s CSS1 specification, published in 1996, included dark cyan as a named color, anchoring it in digital design and screen-based interfaces.
RGB
0, 139, 139
HSL
180°, 100%, 27%
CMYK
100, 0, 0, 45
HSV
180°, 100%, 55%
What colors go with Dark Cyan?
Similar Colors
Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #008B8B |
color: #008B8B;
|
| RGB | 0, 139, 139 |
color: rgb(0, 139, 139);
|
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 55%, 55% |
color: rgb(0%, 55%, 55%);
|
| CMYK | 100%, 0%, 0%, 45% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 180°, 100%, 27% |
color: hsl(180, 100%, 27%);
|
| HSV | 180°, 100%, 55% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 22, -28, 0 |
color: lab(22% -28 0);
|
| Decimal | 35723 | Not supported in CSS |
Color Variations
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Color Harmonies
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CSS & Dev Snippets
CSS
.dark-cyan {
color: #008B8B;
}
SCSS
$dark-cyan: #008B8B;
RGB
rgb(0, 139, 139)
Accessibility & Contrast
White background
4.15:1
4.15
contrast ratio on a white background
Element
AA
AAA
Small text
Large text
UI element
Black background
5.07:1
5.07
contrast ratio on a black background
Element
AA
AAA
Small text
Large text
UI element