Turquoise

#2be8cb

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

This is Turquoise, a vivid teal at 171 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.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #2be8cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2be8cb

RGB43, 232, 203

HSL171, 80%, 54%

HSV171, 81%, 91%

CMYK81%, 0%, 13%, 9%

Lab83.2, -50.92, 1.41

XYZ40.63, 62.54, 66.43

Decimal2877643

Web safe#33ffcc

Pantone333 C

Shades of turquoise

#19e2c3 #16ccb0 #14b69d #11a08a #0f8a77 #0d7464 #0a5e51 #08483e #05322b #031c18

Tints of turquoise

#52ecd5 #79f1de #8df3e3 #a1f5e8 #b4f7ed #c8f9f1 #dbfbf6 #effdfb

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#e82b48 Analogous#2be86d Analogous#2ba6e8 Triadic#cb2be8 Triadic#e8cb2b Split complementary#e82ba6 Split complementary#e86c2b

Turquoise in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 81, 0, 13, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2be8cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

81 0 13 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 4 16 15

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.

Turquoise in css

Copy #2be8cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2be8cb; }
.text { color: #2be8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2be8cb; }

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 #2be8cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2be8cb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2be8cb 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2be8cb 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 #2be8cb 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.