Dark turquoise

#28cbcf

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 181 degrees. 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 #28cbcf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#28cbcf
RGB40, 203, 207
HSL181, 68%, 48%
HSV181, 81%, 81%
CMYK81%, 2%, 0%, 19%
Lab74.62, -37.42, -13.43
XYZ33.49, 47.67, 66.47
Decimal2673615
Web safe#33cccc
Pantone319 C
Pantone319 CHex#28cbcfRgb40 203 207Cmyk81 2 0 19Lab75 -37 -13Darker#115657Deep#1c9093Lighter#65d7d9

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 81, 2, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #28cbcf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
81 2 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
79 6 4 25
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #28cbcf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #28cbcf; }
.text { color: #28cbcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28cbcf; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #28cbcf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.99:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.53:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #28cbcf 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 #28cbcf 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 #28cbcf 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 #28cbcf is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.