Dark turquoise

#18bfd5

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 #18bfd5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#18bfd5

RGB24, 191, 213

HSL187, 80%, 46%

HSV187, 89%, 84%

CMYK89%, 10%, 0%, 16%

Lab71.05, -30.97, -22.09

XYZ31.02, 42.26, 69.47

Decimal1621973

Web safe#00cccc

Pantone311 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#16aec2 #149eb0 #128d9d #107c8b #0e6c78 #0b5b66 #094b53 #073a41 #05292e #03191c

Tints of dark turquoise

#21cfe6 #38d4e9 #4ed9eb #65deee #7ce3f0 #93e8f3 #aaedf5 #c1f2f8 #d8f7fb #effcfd

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#d52e18 Analogous#18d58d Analogous#1860d5 Triadic#d518bf Triadic#bfd518 Split complementary#d51860 Split complementary#d58d18

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 89, 10, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #18bfd5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 10 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 13 4 22

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 #18bfd5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #18bfd5; }
.text { color: #18bfd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18bfd5; }

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 #18bfd5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #18bfd5 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 #18bfd5 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 #18bfd5 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

Every value on this page for #18bfd5 is computed, not guessed. 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.