Turquoise

#0cddbb

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

Turquoise is a mid teal, balanced between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #0cddbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0cddbb

RGB12, 221, 187

HSL170, 90%, 46%

HSV170, 95%, 87%

CMYK95%, 0%, 15%, 13%

Lab79.26, -52.29, 4.13

XYZ34.98, 55.38, 55.86

Decimal843195

Web safe#00cccc

Pantone333 C

Shades of turquoise

#0bcaab #0ab79b #09a38a #08907a #077d6a #066a5a #055749 #044339 #033029 #021d19

Tints of turquoise

#11f2cd #42f5d8 #5bf6dd #73f7e2 #8cf9e7 #a4faec #bdfbf1 #d5fdf6 #eefefb

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#dd0c2e Analogous#0cdd52 Analogous#0c97dd Triadic#bb0cdd Triadic#ddbb0c Split complementary#dd0c97 Split complementary#dd520c

Turquoise in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 95, 0, 15, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0cddbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

95 0 15 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

91 4 18 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.

Turquoise in css

Copy #0cddbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0cddbb; }
.text { color: #0cddbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0cddbb; }

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 #0cddbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0cddbb 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 #0cddbb 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 #0cddbb 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

Every value on this page for #0cddbb is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.