Dark turquoise

#21dbdc

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, balanced 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 #21dbdc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#21dbdc
RGB33, 219, 220
HSL180, 74%, 50%
HSV180, 85%, 86%
CMYK85%, 0%, 0%, 14%
Lab79.7, -41.35, -12.8
XYZ38.88, 56.15, 76.5
Decimal2218972
Web safe#33cccc
Pantone319 C
Pantone319 CHex#21dbdcRgb33 219 220Cmyk85 0 0 14Lab80 -41 -13Darker#0e5f60Deep#189d9eLighter#64dfe0

Shades of dark turquoise

Tints of dark turquoise

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Dark turquoise in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 85, 0, 0, 14.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
85 0 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
82 4 4 20
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark turquoise in css

Copy #21dbdc straight into your stylesheet.

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

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Dark turquoise and accessibility

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

Textwhite text on this color
1.72:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.23:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #21dbdc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #21dbdc 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #21dbdc 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

The figures for #21dbdc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.