Turquoise

#46dbcc

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 174 degrees. 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 #46dbcc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#46dbcc

RGB70, 219, 204

HSL174, 67%, 57%

HSV174, 68%, 86%

CMYK68%, 0%, 7%, 14%

Lab79.8, -42.15, -4.05

XYZ38.76, 56.32, 65.96

Decimal4643788

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone3252 C

Shades of turquoise

#30d7c6 #27c7b7 #22b1a3 #1e9b8f #1a867b #167067 #125b53 #0d453f #092f2b #051a18

Tints of turquoise

#68e2d5 #79e5da #8ae8df #9bece3 #acefe8 #bdf2ed #cef5f2 #dff9f6 #f0fcfb

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#db4655 Analogous#46db82 Analogous#469fdb Triadic#cc46db Triadic#dbcc46 Split complementary#db469f Split complementary#db8246

Turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 68, 0, 7, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #46dbcc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 0 7 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 4 10 20

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 #46dbcc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #46dbcc; }
.text { color: #46dbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #46dbcc; }

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 #46dbcc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #46dbcc 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 #46dbcc 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 #46dbcc 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 #46dbcc 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.