Medium turquoise

#3bcbc0

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

Medium turquoise is a mid teal, confident 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.

Medium turquoise color values

Every conversion for #3bcbc0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3bcbc0

RGB59, 203, 192

HSL175, 58%, 51%

HSV175, 71%, 80%

CMYK71%, 0%, 5%, 20%

Lab74.48, -39.72, -5.48

XYZ32.67, 47.45, 57.31

Decimal3918784

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone325 C

Shades of medium turquoise

#32bdb2 #2daaa1 #289890 #24867e #1f746d #1a615c #154f4b #103d39 #0b2a28 #061817

Tints of medium turquoise

#4dd0c6 #5fd5cc #72d9d2 #84ded7 #96e3dd #a8e8e3 #baede9 #cdf2ef #dff6f5 #f1fbfa

Colors that go with medium turquoise

Complementary#cb3b46 Analogous#3bcb78 Analogous#3b8ecb Triadic#c03bcb Triadic#cbc03b Split complementary#cb3b8e Split complementary#cb783b

Medium turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 71, 0, 5, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3bcbc0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 0 5 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 4 9 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium turquoise in css

Copy #3bcbc0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3bcbc0; }
.text { color: #3bcbc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3bcbc0; }

How medium turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3bcbc0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3bcbc0 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3bcbc0 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium 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 medium turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3bcbc0 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 medium turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #3bcbc0 are worked out. 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.