Turquoise

#48ebd8

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

This is Turquoise, a vivid teal at 173 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.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #48ebd8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#48ebd8

RGB72, 235, 216

HSL173, 80%, 60%

HSV173, 69%, 92%

CMYK69%, 0%, 8%, 8%

Lab84.87, -45.74, -2.95

XYZ44.78, 65.75, 75.3

Decimal4778968

Web safe#33ffcc

Pantone333 C

Shades of turquoise

#2fe8d3 #19e3cb #16cab5 #13b19f #119888 #0e7f72 #0b665c #084d45 #06352f #031c19

Tints of turquoise

#59eddc #69efdf #7af0e3 #8bf2e6 #9bf4ea #acf6ed #bdf8f1 #cefaf4 #defbf8 #effdfc

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#eb485b Analogous#48eb87 Analogous#48adeb Triadic#d848eb Triadic#ebd848 Split complementary#eb48ad Split complementary#eb8748

Turquoise in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 69, 0, 8, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #48ebd8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

69 0 8 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 4 11 14

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Turquoise in css

Copy #48ebd8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #48ebd8; }
.text { color: #48ebd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48ebd8; }

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 #48ebd8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #48ebd8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #48ebd8 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #48ebd8 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

Here is how the numbers for #48ebd8 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.