Turquoise

#45d3bf

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

Turquoise lands where green meets blue, mid and strong. 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.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #45d3bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#45d3bf

RGB69, 211, 191

HSL172, 62%, 55%

HSV172, 67%, 83%

CMYK67%, 0%, 9%, 17%

Lab77.05, -42.18, -1.13

XYZ35.15, 51.62, 57.4

Decimal4576191

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone3255 C

Shades of turquoise

#31ceb8 #2cbaa6 #27a694 #229282 #1e7e70 #19695e #14554c #0f413a #0b2d28 #061916

Tints of turquoise

#56d7c5 #67dbcb #78dfd1 #8ae3d7 #9be7dd #acebe2 #bdefe8 #cef3ee #dff8f4 #f1fcfa

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#d34559 Analogous#45d378 Analogous#45a0d3 Triadic#bf45d3 Triadic#d3bf45 Split complementary#d345a0 Split complementary#d37845

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 67, 0, 9, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #45d3bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 0 9 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 4 12 23

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.

Turquoise in css

Copy #45d3bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #45d3bf; }
.text { color: #45d3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45d3bf; }

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 #45d3bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #45d3bf 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 #45d3bf 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 #45d3bf 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

Every value on this page for #45d3bf is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.