Dark Cyan is a medium dark bright shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Cyan, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Dark Cyan is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Cyan is #008B8B.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Cyan has 0%% Red, 55% Green, and 55% Blue.
Dark Cyan has 180° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 55% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Cyan has 180° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 27% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Cyan has 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 45% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#008B8B |
|
RGB |
(0, 139, 139) |
(0%, 55%, 55%) |
HSV |
(180°, 100, 55) |
(50%, 100%, 55%) |
HSL |
(180°, 100, 27) |
(50%, 100%, 27%) |
CMYK |
(100, 0, 0, 45) |
(100%, 0%, 0%, 45%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Cyan is 20%, which is low.
Dark Cyan has a higher contrast with black than white.
Dark Cyan and black have a 5.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Dark Cyan and white have a 4.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
20% |
AA (5.1) |
insufficient (4.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Cyan paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 55% Cyan, 45% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
55%
Magenta
0%
Black
45%
White
0%
To mix Dark Cyan paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 55% Cyan, 45% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
55%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
0%
Black
45%
White
0%
Colors similar to Dark Cyan are: Blue Chill, Teal, Teal Blue, Ocean, and Deep Aqua. Blue Chill is more blue and paler than Dark Cyan. Teal is more green and lighter than Dark Cyan. Teal Blue is more blue than Dark Cyan. Ocean is more blue and darker than Dark Cyan. Deep Aqua is more blue and paler and darker than Dark Cyan.