Dark turquoise

#16bbce

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 186 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Dark turquoise color values

Every conversion for #16bbce, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#16bbce

RGB22, 187, 206

HSL186, 81%, 45%

HSV186, 89%, 81%

CMYK89%, 9%, 0%, 19%

Lab69.59, -31.38, -20.49

XYZ29.24, 40.17, 64.6

Decimal1489870

Web safe#00cccc

Pantone3125 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#14abbc #129baa #108a98 #0e7a87 #0c6a75 #0b5a63 #094a51 #07393f #05292d #03191c

Tints of dark turquoise

#19d1e6 #30d6e9 #48dbeb #60dfee #78e4f1 #8fe9f3 #a7eef6 #bff2f8 #d7f7fb #effcfd

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#ce2916 Analogous#16ce85 Analogous#165fce Triadic#ce16bb Triadic#bbce16 Split complementary#ce165f Split complementary#ce8516

Dark 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 89, 9, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #16bbce on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 9 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 12 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 #16bbce straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #16bbce; }
.text { color: #16bbce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16bbce; }

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 #16bbce against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #16bbce 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 #16bbce 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 #16bbce 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

Here is how the numbers for #16bbce are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.