Generated palette

Dark Cyan Palette

Dark Cyan Palette is a generated palette built from #008B8B, #8A0000, #008A45, #00458A. According to Colors Encyclopedia, this palette can be used as a CSS-ready color set with linked HEX values, source color context, and machine-readable palette data.

Dark Cyan Palette combines primary #008B8B, secondary #8A0000, surface #008A45, background #00458A, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, red palette, green palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.

All palettes Source color API

5colors

Cyan palettedominant group

6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Each color is mapped to a practical UI role so the palette can be used directly in interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#008B8BDark Cyan

Secondary#8A0000#8A0000

Surface#008A45#008A45

Background#00458A#00458A

Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-dark-cyan-primary: #008B8B;
--palette-dark-cyan-secondary: #8A0000;
--palette-dark-cyan-surface: #008A45;
--palette-dark-cyan-background: #00458A;
--palette-dark-cyan-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Contrast checks for each palette color against black and white text, with best foreground guidance.

Primary#008B8B
Black 5.07:1 · White 4.15:1
Best #000000

Secondary#8A0000
Black 2.08:1 · White 10.1:1
Best #FFFFFF

Surface#008A45
Black 4.72:1 · White 4.45:1
Best #000000

Background#00458A
Black 2.22:1 · White 9.47:1
Best #FFFFFF

Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

A compact preview of how the palette behaves across common interface components.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.

CardSurface treatment using palette roles.

AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.

NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Luminance0.2033

Black text5.07:1AA Pass

White text4.15:1AA Fail

colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems

rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping

accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color

semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels

useCasesDesign and implementation contexts

cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties

Structured sections

Roles

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#008B8B",
    "name": "Dark Cyan"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#8A0000",
    "name": "#8A0000"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#008A45",
    "name": "#008A45"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#00458A",
    "name": "#00458A"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]

Accessibility

[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#008B8B",
    "name": "Dark Cyan",
    "blackContrast": 5.07,
    "whiteContrast": 4.15,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#8A0000",
    "name": "#8A0000",
    "blackContrast": 2.08,
    "whiteContrast": 10.1,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#008A45",
    "name": "#008A45",
    "blackContrast": 4.72,
    "whiteContrast": 4.45,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": []
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#00458A",
    "name": "#00458A",
    "blackContrast": 2.22,
    "whiteContrast": 9.47,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]

Semantic groups

[
  "dark cyan palette",
  "generated palette",
  "cyan palette",
  "red palette",
  "green palette",
  "blue palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "jewel tone palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "cool palette",
  "warm palette"
]

Use cases

[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes",
  "calm digital interfaces"
]

CSS variables

"--palette-dark-cyan-primary: #008B8B;\n--palette-dark-cyan-secondary: #8A0000;\n--palette-dark-cyan-surface: #008A45;\n--palette-dark-cyan-background: #00458A;\n--palette-dark-cyan-accent: #000000;"

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "dark-cyan",
  "name": "Dark Cyan Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "dark-cyan",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Dark Cyan, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Dark Cyan Palette combines primary #008B8B, secondary #8A0000, surface #008A45, background #00458A, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a cyan palette, red palette, green palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "dark cyan palette",
    "generated palette",
    "cyan palette",
    "red palette",
    "green palette",
    "blue palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "jewel tone palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "cool palette",
    "warm palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes",
    "calm digital interfaces"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#008B8B",
      "slug": "dark-cyan",
      "name": "Dark Cyan",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        139,
        139
      ],
      "hsl": [
        180,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        0,
        45
      ],
      "family": "cyan",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2033,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.07,
        "white": 4.15
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dark-cyan/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#8A0000",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#8A0000",
      "rgb": [
        138,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        100,
        100,
        46
      ],
      "family": "red",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.054,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.08,
        "white": 10.1
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/8a0000/"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#008A45",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#008A45",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        138,
        69
      ],
      "hsl": [
        150,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        50,
        46
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1861,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.72,
        "white": 4.45
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/008a45/"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#00458A",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#00458A",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        69,
        138
      ],
      "hsl": [
        210,
        100,
        27
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        50,
        0,
        46
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0609,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.22,
        "white": 9.47
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/00458a/"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#008B8B",
      "name": "Dark Cyan"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#8A0000",
      "name": "#8A0000"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#008A45",
      "name": "#008A45"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#00458A",
      "name": "#00458A"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#008B8B",
      "name": "Dark Cyan",
      "blackContrast": 5.07,
      "whiteContrast": 4.15,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#8A0000",
      "name": "#8A0000",
      "blackContrast": 2.08,
      "whiteContrast": 10.1,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#008A45",
      "name": "#008A45",
      "blackContrast": 4.72,
      "whiteContrast": 4.45,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": []
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#00458A",
      "name": "#00458A",
      "blackContrast": 2.22,
      "whiteContrast": 9.47,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-dark-cyan-primary: #008B8B;\n--palette-dark-cyan-secondary: #8A0000;\n--palette-dark-cyan-surface: #008A45;\n--palette-dark-cyan-background: #00458A;\n--palette-dark-cyan-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/dark-cyan.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-cyan.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/dark-cyan/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/dark-cyan.json"
}

Dark Cyan Palette

Palette Color Roles

CSS Variables

Accessibility Snapshot

UI Components Preview

Machine-Readable Dark Cyan Palette Data (JSON)

Related Palette Guides