Medium turquoise

#42e3e7

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

Medium turquoise lands where green meets blue, mid and strong. 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.

Medium turquoise color values

Every conversion for #42e3e7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#42e3e7

RGB66, 227, 231

HSL181, 77%, 58%

HSV181, 71%, 91%

CMYK71%, 2%, 0%, 9%

Lab82.84, -38.85, -13.89

XYZ44.14, 61.87, 85.22

Decimal4383719

Web safe#33ccff

Pantone319 C

Shades of medium turquoise

#1bd4d8 #18bdc1 #15a5a9 #128e91 #0f777a #0c6062 #09494a #063233 #031b1b

Tints of medium turquoise

#65e8eb #87edf0 #99f0f2 #aaf2f4 #bbf5f6 #cdf8f9 #defafb #effdfd

Colors that go with medium turquoise

Complementary#e74642 Analogous#42e799 Analogous#4290e7 Triadic#e742e3 Triadic#e3e742 Split complementary#e74290 Split complementary#e79942

Medium turquoise in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 71, 2, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #42e3e7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 2 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 6 4 15

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.

Medium turquoise in css

Copy #42e3e7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #42e3e7; }
.text { color: #42e3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42e3e7; }

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 #42e3e7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #42e3e7 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 #42e3e7 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 #42e3e7 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

The figures for #42e3e7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.