Medium turquoise

#16cdc0

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

Medium 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.

Medium turquoise color values

Every conversion for #16cdc0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#16cdc0

RGB22, 205, 192

HSL176, 81%, 45%

HSV176, 89%, 80%

CMYK89%, 0%, 6%, 20%

Lab74.6, -43.84, -5.36

XYZ31.68, 47.64, 57.39

Decimal1494464

Web safe#00cccc

Pantone3265 C

Shades of medium turquoise

#14bbaf #12aa9f #10988e #0e867e #0c746d #0b635c #09514c #073f3b #052d2a #031c1a

Tints of medium turquoise

#19e5d6 #2fe9dc #47ebe0 #5feee4 #77f0e8 #8ff3ec #a7f6f0 #bff8f4 #d7fbf8 #effdfc

Colors that go with medium turquoise

Complementary#cd1623 Analogous#16cd64 Analogous#167fcd Triadic#c016cd Triadic#cdc016 Split complementary#cd167f Split complementary#cd6416

Medium turquoise in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 89, 0, 6, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #16cdc0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 0 6 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 4 10 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium turquoise in css

Copy #16cdc0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #16cdc0; }
.text { color: #16cdc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16cdc0; }

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 #16cdc0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #16cdc0 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #16cdc0 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #16cdc0 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 #16cdc0 are worked out. 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.