Dark Cyan (#008B8B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.15:1 — vs black: 5.07:1

Color values

  • HEX #008B8B
  • RGB rgb(0, 139, 139)
  • HSL hsl(180, 100%, 54%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 0, 0, 45.49 )
  • Websafe #009999

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #008B8B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Cyan
#008B8B Base
Dark Red
#8B0000
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Cyan
#008B8B Base
#008B45
#00458B
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Cyan
#008B8B Base
Dark Magenta
#8B008B
#8B8B00
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Cyan
#008B8B Base
#8B0045
#8B4500
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Cyan
#008B8B Base
#45008B
Dark Red
#8B0000
#458B00
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Cyan
#008B8B Base
#001A1A
#003E3E
#006262
#00B4B4
#00D7D7
#25FFFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Cyan, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#001A1A
#003030
#004747
#005E5E
Skobeloff #007474
Dark Cyan #008B8B Base
#00D0D0
#16FFFF
#5BFFFF
#A0FFFF
#E6FFFF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #008B8B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #008B8B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #008B8B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #008B8B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #008B8B,
        #FF1717
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #008B8B,
        #FF1717
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-cyan: #008B8B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-cyan-r: 0;
$dark-cyan-g: 139;
$dark-cyan-b: 139;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-cyan;
    color: rgba($dark-cyan-r, $dark-cyan-g, $dark-cyan-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Cyan appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #008B8B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #77778C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #84848B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #008B8B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #7C7C7C Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Cyan ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Cyan #008B8B Base
Teal Green #00827F ΔE 3.58
Viridian Green #009698 ΔE 3.92
Teal #008080 ΔE 4.03
Celadon Green #2F847C ΔE 4.45

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.