Dark turquoise

#05cfcf

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, weighty 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 #05cfcf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#05cfcf

RGB5, 207, 207

HSL180, 95%, 42%

HSV180, 98%, 81%

CMYK98%, 0%, 0%, 19%

Lab75.55, -40.95, -12.05

XYZ33.64, 49.16, 66.75

Decimal380879

Web safe#00cccc

Pantone319 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#05bdbd #04acac #049a9a #038888 #037676 #026565 #025353 #024141 #013030 #011e1e

Tints of dark turquoise

#06eaea #13f9f9 #2efafa #49fbfb #65fbfb #80fcfc #9cfdfd #b7fdfd #d2fefe #eeffff

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#cf0505 Analogous#05cf6a Analogous#056acf Triadic#cf05cf Triadic#cfcf05 Split complementary#cf056a Split complementary#cf6a05

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, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #05cfcf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

98 0 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

94 4 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark turquoise in css

Copy #05cfcf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #05cfcf; }
.text { color: #05cfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05cfcf; }

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 #05cfcf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #05cfcf 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 #05cfcf 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 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 #05cfcf 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

The figures for #05cfcf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.