Turquoise

#1cdfd7

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

This is Turquoise, a strong teal at 178 degrees. 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.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #1cdfd7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1cdfd7

RGB28, 223, 215

HSL178, 78%, 49%

HSV178, 87%, 87%

CMYK87%, 0%, 4%, 13%

Lab80.7, -44.84, -8.65

XYZ39.13, 57.93, 73.41

Decimal1892311

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone3252 C

Shades of turquoise

#1acbc4 #17b8b1 #15a49e #12918b #107d79 #0d6a66 #0b5653 #084240 #062f2d #031b1a

Tints of turquoise

#2ee5dd #44e7e1 #59eae4 #6fede8 #84f0eb #99f2ef #aff5f2 #c4f8f6 #dafaf9 #effdfc

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#df1c24 Analogous#1cdf76 Analogous#1c85df Triadic#d71cdf Triadic#dfd71c Split complementary#df1c86 Split complementary#df761c

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 87, 0, 4, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1cdfd7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

87 0 4 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

84 4 8 19

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.

Turquoise in css

Copy #1cdfd7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1cdfd7; }
.text { color: #1cdfd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1cdfd7; }

How turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #1cdfd7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1cdfd7 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #1cdfd7 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #1cdfd7 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 turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #1cdfd7 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.