Dark turquoise

#04cecc

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Dark turquoise color values

Every conversion for #04cecc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#04cecc
RGB4, 206, 204
HSL179, 96%, 41%
HSV179, 98%, 81%
CMYK98%, 0%, 1%, 19%
Lab75.16, -41.42, -11.02
XYZ33.02, 48.53, 64.75
Decimal315084
Web safe#00cccc
Pantone319 C
Pantone319 CHex#04ceccRgb4 206 204Cmyk98 0 1 19Lab75 -41 -11Darker#014241Deep#038887Lighter#2af0ee

Shades of dark turquoise

Tints of dark turquoise

Colors that go with dark turquoise

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 98, 0, 1, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #04cecc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
98 0 1 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
94 4 5 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 #04cecc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #04cecc; }
.text { color: #04cecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #04cecc; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #04cecc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.96:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.71:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #04cecc 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 #04cecc 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 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 #04cecc 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #04cecc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.