Turquoise

#21ded6

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

Turquoise is a mid teal, grounded 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.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #21ded6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#21ded6

RGB33, 222, 214

HSL177, 74%, 50%

HSV177, 85%, 87%

CMYK85%, 0%, 4%, 13%

Lab80.42, -44.4, -8.53

XYZ38.89, 57.42, 72.65

Decimal2219734

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone3252 C

Shades of turquoise

#1ecac3 #1bb7b0 #18a39e #15908b #127c78 #106965 #0d5552 #0a423f #072e2d #041b1a

Tints of turquoise

#36e1da #4ae4de #5fe7e1 #74eae5 #88ede9 #9df0ed #b2f3f1 #c6f7f5 #dbfaf8 #effdfc

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#de2129 Analogous#21de78 Analogous#2187de Triadic#d621de Triadic#ded621 Split complementary#de2187 Split complementary#de7821

Turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 85, 0, 4, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #21ded6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 0 4 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 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 #21ded6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #21ded6; }
.text { color: #21ded6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21ded6; }

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 #21ded6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #21ded6 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 #21ded6 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 #21ded6 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

The figures for #21ded6 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.