Medium turquoise

#15cac5

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

Medium 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.

Medium turquoise color values

Every conversion for #15cac5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#15cac5

RGB21, 202, 197

HSL178, 81%, 44%

HSV178, 90%, 79%

CMYK90%, 0%, 2%, 21%

Lab73.82, -41.13, -9.21

XYZ31.51, 46.43, 60.12

Decimal1428165

Web safe#00cccc

Pantone325 C

Shades of medium turquoise

#13b9b4 #11a7a3 #109692 #0e8481 #0c7370 #0a615f #08504e #073f3d #052d2c #031c1b

Tints of medium turquoise

#18e2dd #2ce9e4 #5deeea #75f1ed #8df3f0 #a6f6f4 #bef8f7 #d6fbfa #effdfd

Colors that go with medium turquoise

Complementary#ca151a Analogous#15ca6b Analogous#1574ca Triadic#c515ca Triadic#cac515 Split complementary#ca1574 Split complementary#ca6b15

Medium 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 90, 0, 2, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #15cac5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

90 0 2 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

87 4 6 27

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.

Medium turquoise in css

Copy #15cac5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #15cac5; }
.text { color: #15cac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #15cac5; }

How medium turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #15cac5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #15cac5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #15cac5 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium 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 medium turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #15cac5 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 medium turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #15cac5 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.