Medium turquoise

#48d1cc

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

This is Medium turquoise, a strong teal at 178 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.

Medium turquoise color values

Every conversion for #48d1cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#48d1cc

RGB72, 209, 204

HSL178, 60%, 55%

HSV178, 66%, 82%

CMYK66%, 0%, 2%, 18%

Lab76.88, -37.35, -8.36

XYZ36.37, 51.34, 65.12

Decimal4772300

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone325 C

Shades of medium turquoise

#34ccc6 #2eb9b3 #29a5a0 #24918d #1f7d79 #1a6866 #155452 #10403f #0b2c2b #061818

Tints of medium turquoise

#59d5d1 #6ad9d5 #7bdeda #8be2df #9ce6e4 #adeae8 #beefed #cff3f2 #e0f7f6 #f1fbfb

Colors that go with medium turquoise

Complementary#d1484d Analogous#48d188 Analogous#4892d1 Triadic#cc48d1 Triadic#d1cc48 Split complementary#d14892 Split complementary#d18748

Medium turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 66, 0, 2, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #48d1cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 0 2 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 4 6 24

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 #48d1cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #48d1cc; }
.text { color: #48d1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48d1cc; }

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 #48d1cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #48d1cc 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 #48d1cc 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 #48d1cc 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 #48d1cc are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.