Dark turquoise

#16cbcd

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

Dark turquoise is a mid teal, confident between blue and green. 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 #16cbcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#16cbcd

RGB22, 203, 205

HSL181, 81%, 45%

HSV181, 89%, 80%

CMYK89%, 1%, 0%, 20%

Lab74.38, -39.17, -12.72

XYZ32.71, 47.29, 65.16

Decimal1493965

Web safe#00cccc

Pantone319 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#14b9bb #12a8aa #109698 #0e8586 #0c7374 #0b6263 #095051 #073e3f #052d2d #031b1c

Tints of dark turquoise

#19e3e5 #47e9eb #77eff0 #8ff2f3 #a7f5f6 #bff8f8 #d7fafb #effdfd

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#cd1816 Analogous#16cd73 Analogous#1670cd Triadic#cd16cb Triadic#cbcd16 Split complementary#cd1670 Split complementary#cd7316

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, 1, 0, 20.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 1 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 5 4 26

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 #16cbcd straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #16cbcd 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 #16cbcd 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 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 #16cbcd 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 #16cbcd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.