Dark turquoise

#3bbbcc

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 187 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 #3bbbcc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3bbbcc

RGB59, 187, 204

HSL187, 59%, 52%

HSV187, 71%, 80%

CMYK71%, 8%, 0%, 20%

Lab70.06, -28.72, -18.64

XYZ30.47, 40.83, 63.4

Decimal3914700

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone631 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#32aebe #2d9dac #288c99 #237b87 #1e6a74 #1a5a62 #154950 #10383d #0b272b #061618

Tints of dark turquoise

#4dc1d1 #5fc8d5 #72ceda #84d4df #96dbe4 #a8e1e8 #bae7ed #ccedf2 #dff4f7 #f1fafb

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#cc4c3b Analogous#3bcc95 Analogous#3b72cc Triadic#cc3bbb Triadic#bbcc3b Split complementary#cc3b72 Split complementary#cc953b

Dark turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 71, 8, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3bbbcc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 8 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 11 4 26

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark turquoise in css

Copy #3bbbcc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3bbbcc; }
.text { color: #3bbbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3bbbcc; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3bbbcc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3bbbcc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3bbbcc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3bbbcc 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 dark turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #3bbbcc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.