darkcyan — #008B8B
#008B8B
rgb(0, 139, 139) · hsl(180, 100%, 27%) · CSS keyword darkcyan
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| darkcyan on white | 4.15:1 | — | AA |
| darkcyan on black | 5.07:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, darkcyan takes black text: 5.07:1 against 4.15:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: darkcyan;
color: #008b8b;
color: rgb(0 139 139);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to darkcyan
- teal — #008080
- seagreen — #2E8B57
- lightseagreen — #20B2AA
- forestgreen — #228B22
- steelblue — #4682B4
- dodgerblue — #1E90FF
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for darkcyan?
The hex code for darkcyan is #008B8B — RGB 0, 139, 139.
Can I use darkcyan for text?
Only for large text. darkcyan reaches 4.15:1 against white — enough for the 3:1 of headings at 24px or 18.5px bold, short of the 4.5:1 body text needs.
Should text on darkcyan be black or white?
Black — 5.07:1 against 4.15:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- darkgoldenrod — #B8860B
- darkgray — #A9A9A9
- darkgreen — #006400
- darkkhaki — #BDB76B
- darkmagenta — #8B008B
- darkolivegreen — #556B2F
- darkorange — #FF8C00
- darkorchid — #9932CC
- darkred — #8B0000
- darksalmon — #E9967A
- darkseagreen — #8FBC8F
- darkslateblue — #483D8B
#008B8B in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference