Turquoise

#09d3bb

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

Turquoise lands where green meets blue, deep and vivid. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #09d3bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#09d3bb

RGB9, 211, 187

HSL173, 92%, 43%

HSV173, 96%, 83%

CMYK96%, 0%, 11%, 17%

Lab76.21, -48.28, -0.3

XYZ32.38, 50.23, 55.0

Decimal644027

Web safe#00cccc

Pantone3255 C

Shades of turquoise

#08c1ab #07af9b #079d8b #068a7b #05786b #04665a #04544a #03423a #02302a #011d1a

Tints of turquoise

#0aedd2 #1df5dc #51f8e4 #6bf9e8 #85faec #a0fbf0 #bafcf4 #d4fdf8 #eefefc

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#d30921 Analogous#09d356 Analogous#0986d3 Triadic#bb09d3 Triadic#d3bb09 Split complementary#d30986 Split complementary#d35609

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, 0, 11, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #09d3bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

96 0 11 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

92 4 14 23

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.

Turquoise in css

Copy #09d3bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #09d3bb; }
.text { color: #09d3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #09d3bb; }

How turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #09d3bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #09d3bb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #09d3bb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #09d3bb 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 turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #09d3bb are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.