Dark turquoise

#16cee4

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. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Dark turquoise color values

Every conversion for #16cee4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#16cee4
RGB22, 206, 228
HSL186, 82%, 49%
HSV186, 90%, 89%
CMYK90%, 10%, 0%, 11%
Lab76.02, -33.51, -22.66
XYZ36.41, 49.91, 81.11
Decimal1494756
Web safe#00cccc
Pantone311 C
Pantone311 CHex#16cee4Rgb22 206 228Cmyk90 10 0 11Lab76 -34 -23Darker#095862Deep#1093a3Lighter#5bd8e7

Shades of dark turquoise

Tints of dark turquoise

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Dark 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 90, 10, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #16cee4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
90 10 0 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
87 13 4 17
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 #16cee4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #16cee4; }
.text { color: #16cee4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16cee4; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #16cee4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.91:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
10.98:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #16cee4 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 #16cee4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #16cee4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark turquoise, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #16cee4 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.