Dark turquoise

#08bdce

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 185 degrees. 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 #08bdce, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#08bdce
RGB8, 189, 206
HSL185, 93%, 42%
HSV185, 96%, 81%
CMYK96%, 8%, 0%, 19%
Lab70.11, -32.86, -19.71
XYZ29.44, 40.9, 64.74
Decimal572878
Web safe#00cccc
Pantone3125 C
Pantone3125 CHex#08bdceRgb8 189 206Cmyk96 8 0 19Lab70 -33 -20Darker#033f45Deep#057e89Lighter#31dcec

Shades of dark turquoise

Tints of dark turquoise

Colors that go with dark turquoise

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 96, 8, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #08bdce on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
96 8 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
92 11 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 #08bdce straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #08bdce; }
.text { color: #08bdce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08bdce; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #08bdce against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.29:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.18:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #08bdce 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 #08bdce 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 #08bdce 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #08bdce 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 uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.