Dark turquoise

#02bdcd

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

Dark turquoise lands where green meets blue, deep and vivid. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Dark turquoise color values

Every conversion for #02bdcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#02bdcd

RGB2, 189, 205

HSL185, 98%, 41%

HSV185, 99%, 80%

CMYK99%, 8%, 0%, 20%

Lab70.05, -33.35, -19.26

XYZ29.24, 40.82, 64.09

Decimal179661

Web safe#00cccc

Pantone3125 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#02adbc #029daa #018d99 #017d87 #016c76 #015c64 #014c53 #013c41 #002c30 #001c1e

Tints of dark turquoise

#02d7e9 #0beafd #44effd #7cf4fe #99f6fe #b5f8fe #d1fbff #edfdff

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#cd1202 Analogous#02cd77 Analogous#0258cd Triadic#cd02bd Triadic#bdcd02 Split complementary#cd0258 Split complementary#cd7702

Dark turquoise in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 99, 8, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #02bdcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

99 8 0 20

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

95 11 4 26

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark turquoise in css

Copy #02bdcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #02bdcd; }
.text { color: #02bdcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #02bdcd; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #02bdcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #02bdcd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #02bdcd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn dark turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #02bdcd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #02bdcd is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.