What color is #008B8B?

#008B8B is a dark, vivid cyan known as Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Cyan?

The RGB value is 0, 139, 139: 0 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Cyan?

The complementary color is #8B0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Cyan color: hex code #008B8B

#008B8B rgb(0, 139, 139)

Shades of teal

Dark Cyan has the hex code #008B8B. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 54.5% green and 54.5% blue (0, 139, 139).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword darkcyan.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

Dark Cyan (#008B8B) color codes

HEX	`#008B8B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 139, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 54.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.21, -30.62, -9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.21, 31.91, 196.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.891, 20.327, 27.613)`
Decimal	`35723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Cyan, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #008B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #008B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008b8b; }
.text { color: #008b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 139 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008b8b, #00468b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #008B8B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #008B8B?: #008B8B is a dark, vivid cyan known as Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Cyan?: The RGB value is 0, 139, 139: 0 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Cyan?: The complementary color is #8B0000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.