Turquoise

#42e1cb

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

This is Turquoise, a strong teal at 172 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 #42e1cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#42e1cb

RGB66, 225, 203

HSL172, 73%, 57%

HSV172, 71%, 88%

CMYK71%, 0%, 10%, 12%

Lab81.47, -45.58, -1.08

XYZ39.95, 59.32, 65.84

Decimal4383179

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone3255 C

Shades of turquoise

#21ceb6 #1db8a2 #1aa18e #168b7b #127467 #0f5e53 #0b473f #08312b #041a17

Tints of turquoise

#65e7d5 #76e9d9 #87ecde #99efe3 #aaf2e8 #bcf4ec #cdf7f1 #defaf6 #f0fdfb

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#e14258 Analogous#42e17c Analogous#42a7e1 Triadic#cb42e1 Triadic#e1cb42 Split complementary#e142a7 Split complementary#e17c42

Turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 71, 0, 10, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #42e1cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 0 10 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 4 13 18

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 #42e1cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #42e1cb; }
.text { color: #42e1cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42e1cb; }

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 #42e1cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #42e1cb 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 #42e1cb 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 #42e1cb 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

Here is how the numbers for #42e1cb are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.