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Dark Cyan Palette

Dark Cyan Palette: #008B8B, #8A0000, #008A45, #00458A. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Dark Cyan Palette assigns primary #008B8B, secondary #8A0000, surface #008A45, background #00458A, accent #000000. The set spans Cyan, Red, Green, and Blue families with cool, warm, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #008B8B at 0.2033; black gives higher contrast on 2 of 5 values.

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5colors
Cyan palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Dark Cyan Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for 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

Compare all 5 Dark Cyan Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

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

Preview how the Dark Cyan Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Dark Cyan Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Dark Cyan Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
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
Download JSON Open API
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": null
    },
    {
      "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": null
    },
    {
      "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": null
    },
    {
      "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"
}
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