Dark turquoise

#1bbdc2

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

This is Dark turquoise, a strong teal at 182 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Dark turquoise color values

Every conversion for #1bbdc2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1bbdc2

RGB27, 189, 194

HSL182, 76%, 43%

HSV182, 86%, 76%

CMYK86%, 3%, 0%, 24%

Lab69.84, -35.78, -13.53

XYZ28.39, 40.52, 57.36

Decimal1818050

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone3125 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#19adb1 #169ca1 #148c90 #127c7f #0f6c6e #0d5b5e #0b4b4d #083b3c #062a2c #041a1b

Tints of dark turquoise

#1ed4da #31dde2 #49e1e6 #61e5e9 #78e9ec #90edf0 #a8f1f3 #c0f5f6 #d8f8fa #effcfd

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#c2201b Analogous#1bc273 Analogous#1b6ac2 Triadic#c21bbd Triadic#bdc21b Split complementary#c21b6a Split complementary#c2731b

Dark turquoise in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 86, 3, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1bbdc2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 3 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 7 4 30

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 #1bbdc2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1bbdc2; }
.text { color: #1bbdc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1bbdc2; }

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 #1bbdc2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1bbdc2 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 #1bbdc2 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 #1bbdc2 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 #1bbdc2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.