Dark turquoise

#03cbde

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, rich 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 #03cbde, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#03cbde

RGB3, 203, 222

HSL185, 97%, 44%

HSV185, 99%, 87%

CMYK99%, 9%, 0%, 13%

Lab74.83, -34.56, -21.24

XYZ34.58, 48.01, 76.55

Decimal248798

Web safe#00cccc

Pantone3115 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#03b9cb #02a8b8 #0296a4 #028591 #02737e #01626b #015058 #013f45 #012d31 #001c1e

Tints of dark turquoise

#03e3f8 #35ebfc #6af0fd #84f3fd #9ef5fe #b9f8fe #d3fbfe #edfdff

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#de1603 Analogous#03de83 Analogous#035ede Triadic#de03cb Triadic#cbde03 Split complementary#de035d Split complementary#de8303

Dark turquoise in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 99, 9, 0, 13.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

99 9 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

95 12 4 19

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 #03cbde straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #03cbde 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 #03cbde 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 #03cbde 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

Here is how the numbers for #03cbde are worked out. 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.