cyancoolCSS named color

Darkcyan #008B8B

Darkcyan is a dark, highly saturated cool-toned color with a cool cast. Defined as one of the 148 CSS named colors in the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification.

Use cases: Fresh accents · Aquatic themes

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Families: Cyans · Teals

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#008B8B
RGBrgb(0, 139, 139)
HSLhsl(180, 100%, 27%)
HSVhsv(180, 100%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(57.65% 0.098 194.8)
OKLaboklab(57.65% -0.0952 -0.0251)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 45.5%)
XYZxyz(13.8906, 20.3274, 27.6126)
CIE-LABlab(52.2, -30.6, -9.0)
CIE-LCHlch(52.2, 31.9, 196.4°)
Luminance0.203 (WCAG relative)
/* Darkcyan */ --darkcyan: #008b8b; color: #008b8b; background-color: #008b8b;

Source: W3C CSS named color. CSS keyword: darkcyan.

Collections: Jewel Tone Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#0c7c7c #136e6e #16605f #175252 #174444 #163737 #142b2b #111f1f #0a1313 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#369696 #52a2a1 #6aadac #80b9b8 #96c4c3 #abd0cf #c0dcdb #d5e7e7 #eaf3f3 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#258a8a #378888 #448787 #4e8685 #588484 #608382 #688181 #6f807f #767e7e #7c7c7c

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#008B8B
#8B0000
#008b8b #8b0000

Analogous

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#008B46
#008B8B
#00468B
#008b46 #008b8b #00468b

Triadic

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#008B8B
#8B008B
#8B8B00
#008b8b #8b008b #8b8b00

Tetradic

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#008B8B
#46008B
#8B0000
#468B00
#008b8b #46008b #8b0000 #468b00

Square

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#008B8B
#46008B
#8B0000
#468B00
#008b8b #46008b #8b0000 #468b00

Split Complementary

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#008B8B
#8B0046
#8B4600
#008b8b #8b0046 #8b4600

Monochromatic

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#001F1F
#004E4E
#008B8B
#00C8C8
#06FFFF
#001f1f #004e4e #008b8b #00c8c8 #06ffff

Accessibility & contrast

4.15
#008B8B on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
5.07
#008B8B on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on darkcyan

5.07
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81838B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70778C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00908B

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Dark Cyan #0A888A1.37
Teal #0080804.03
Sea #3C99926.12
Bluegreen #017A796.27
Dusty Teal #4C90856.63
Blue Green #0F9B8E7.22

Colors that go with darkcyan

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility. See all 10 ranked combinations →

3.2:1
Same hue family as darkcyan (Δh 0°) — guaranteed harmony
Marine #042E60
3.2:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈33°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Creme #FFFFB6
4.0:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈120°) — balanced three-way contrast
Camel #C19A6B
1.6:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈147°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Lightcoral #F08080
1.6:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.