Dark turquoise

#03bacf

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

This is Dark turquoise, a vivid teal at 186 degrees. 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 #03bacf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#03bacf

RGB3, 186, 207

HSL186, 97%, 41%

HSV186, 99%, 81%

CMYK99%, 10%, 0%, 19%

Lab69.21, -31.24, -21.62

XYZ28.86, 39.64, 65.16

Decimal244431

Web safe#00cccc

Pantone3125 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#03aabd #029aac #028a9a #027a88 #026b77 #015b65 #014b53 #013b42 #012b30 #001b1e

Tints of dark turquoise

#03d3eb #0fe3fc #47eafc #62edfd #7ef0fd #9af3fe #b6f7fe #d2fafe #edfdff

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#cf1803 Analogous#03cf7e Analogous#0354cf Triadic#cf03ba Triadic#bacf03 Split complementary#cf0354 Split complementary#cf7e03

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, 10, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #03bacf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

99 10 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

95 13 4 25

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 #03bacf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #03bacf; }
.text { color: #03bacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03bacf; }

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 #03bacf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #03bacf 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 #03bacf 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 #03bacf 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 #03bacf is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.