Dark turquoise

#00bec6

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark turquoise, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark turquoise is a deep teal, serious between blue and green. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Dark turquoise color values

Every conversion for #00bec6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#00bec6
RGB0, 190, 198
HSL182, 100%, 39%
HSV182, 100%, 78%
CMYK100%, 4%, 0%, 22%
Lab70.11, -36.08, -15.34
XYZ28.61, 40.9, 59.81
Decimal48838
Web safe#00cccc
Pantone3125 C
Pantone3125 CHex#00bec6Rgb0 190 198Cmyk100 4 0 22Lab70 -36 -15Darker#003b3dDeep#00797fLighter#1aeaf3

Shades of dark turquoise

Tints of dark turquoise

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Dark turquoise in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 100, 4, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #00bec6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
100 4 0 22
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
96 8 4 28
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark turquoise in css

Copy #00bec6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #00bec6; }
.text { color: #00bec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00bec6; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #00bec6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.29:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.18:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #00bec6 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #00bec6 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #00bec6 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark turquoise, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #00bec6 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.