Dark turquoise

#36bdcf

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, confident 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 #36bdcf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#36bdcf
RGB54, 189, 207
HSL187, 61%, 51%
HSV187, 74%, 81%
CMYK74%, 9%, 0%, 19%
Lab70.65, -29.4, -19.38
XYZ30.98, 41.68, 65.44
Decimal3587535
Web safe#33cccc
Pantone311 C
Pantone311 CHex#36bdcfRgb54 189 207Cmyk74 9 0 19Lab71 -29 -19Darker#17575fDeep#258b99Lighter#75ccd7

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 74, 9, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #36bdcf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
74 9 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
72 12 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 #36bdcf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #36bdcf; }
.text { color: #36bdcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36bdcf; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #36bdcf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.25:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
9.34:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #36bdcf 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 #36bdcf 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 #36bdcf 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 #36bdcf is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.