Dark turquoise

#21bbce

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

Dark turquoise lands where green meets blue, mid and strong. 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 #21bbce, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#21bbce
RGB33, 187, 206
HSL187, 72%, 47%
HSV187, 84%, 81%
CMYK84%, 9%, 0%, 19%
Lab69.7, -30.71, -20.32
XYZ29.54, 40.32, 64.62
Decimal2210766
Web safe#33cccc
Pantone3125 C
Pantone3125 CHex#21bbceRgb33 187 206Cmyk84 9 0 19Lab70 -31 -20Darker#0d4b53Deep#178390Lighter#5acedc

Shades of dark turquoise

Tints of dark turquoise

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Dark turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 84, 9, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #21bbce on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
84 9 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
81 12 4 25
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 #21bbce straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #21bbce; }
.text { color: #21bbce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21bbce; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #21bbce against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.32:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
9.06:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #21bbce 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 #21bbce 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 #21bbce 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 #21bbce is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.