Turquoise

#2cddca

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

Turquoise is a mid teal, balanced between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Turquoise color values

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

Hex#2cddca

RGB44, 221, 202

HSL174, 72%, 52%

HSV174, 80%, 87%

CMYK80%, 0%, 9%, 13%

Lab79.9, -46.48, -2.88

XYZ37.56, 56.51, 64.81

Decimal2940362

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone3255 C

Shades of turquoise

#22d0bd #1ebcab #1ba899 #189386 #157f74 #116b61 #0e574f #0b433d #072f2a #041a18

Tints of turquoise

#40e0cf #53e3d4 #67e6d9 #7aeade #8eede3 #a1f0e7 #b5f3ec #c9f6f1 #dcf9f6 #f0fdfb

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#dd2c3f Analogous#2cdd72 Analogous#2c98dd Triadic#ca2cdd Triadic#ddca2c Split complementary#dd2c97 Split complementary#dd712c

Turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 80, 0, 9, 13.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 0 9 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 4 12 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 #2cddca straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2cddca 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 #2cddca 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 #2cddca 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

Every value on this page for #2cddca is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.