Medium turquoise

#48dcd4

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 177 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 #48dcd4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#48dcd4

RGB72, 220, 212

HSL177, 68%, 57%

HSV177, 67%, 86%

CMYK67%, 0%, 4%, 14%

Lab80.36, -40.18, -7.49

XYZ40.15, 57.32, 71.23

Decimal4775124

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone3252 C

Shades of medium turquoise

#32d8cf #26c9c0 #22b3ab #1e9d96 #1a8781 #16716d #125c58 #0d4643 #09302e #051a19

Tints of medium turquoise

#59dfd8 #6ae2dc #7ae6e0 #8be9e4 #9cece8 #adefec #bef2f0 #cef6f4 #dff9f8 #f0fcfb

Colors that go with medium turquoise

Complementary#dc4850 Analogous#48dc8a Analogous#489adc Triadic#d448dc Triadic#dcd448 Split complementary#dc489a Split complementary#dc8a48

Medium turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 67, 0, 4, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #48dcd4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 0 4 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 4 8 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium turquoise in css

Copy #48dcd4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #48dcd4; }
.text { color: #48dcd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48dcd4; }

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 #48dcd4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #48dcd4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #48dcd4 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #48dcd4 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 #48dcd4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.