Turquoise

#48d2bb

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. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #48d2bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#48d2bb

RGB72, 210, 187

HSL170, 61%, 55%

HSV170, 66%, 82%

CMYK66%, 0%, 11%, 18%

Lab76.71, -42.32, 0.53

XYZ34.69, 51.06, 55.04

Decimal4772539

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone3255 C

Shades of turquoise

#34cdb4 #2ebaa3 #29a691 #24927f #1f7d6e #1a695c #15554a #104139 #0b2d27 #061915

Tints of turquoise

#59d6c1 #6adac8 #7bdece #8be3d4 #9ce7da #adebe1 #beefe7 #cff3ed #e0f7f3 #f1fbfa

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#d2485f Analogous#48d276 Analogous#48a4d2 Triadic#bb48d2 Triadic#d2bb48 Split complementary#d248a4 Split complementary#d27648

Turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 66, 0, 11, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #48d2bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 0 11 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 4 14 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.

Turquoise in css

Copy #48d2bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #48d2bb; }
.text { color: #48d2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48d2bb; }

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 #48d2bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #48d2bb 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 #48d2bb 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 #48d2bb 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

The figures for #48d2bb 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.