Turquoise

#4dd4bc

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 169 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 #4dd4bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4dd4bc

RGB77, 212, 188

HSL169, 61%, 57%

HSV169, 64%, 83%

CMYK64%, 0%, 11%, 17%

Lab77.46, -42.14, 1.09

XYZ35.68, 52.3, 55.79

Decimal5100732

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone3255 C

Shades of turquoise

#38cfb4 #2ebfa5 #29aa93 #249681 #1f816f #1a6c5d #15574b #104239 #0b2d27 #061915

Tints of turquoise

#5dd8c2 #6edcc8 #7ee0ce #8ee4d5 #9fe8db #afece1 #c0f0e7 #d0f4ed #e0f8f3 #f1fcfa

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#d44d65 Analogous#4dd478 Analogous#4da9d4 Triadic#bc4dd4 Triadic#d4bc4d Split complementary#d44da9 Split complementary#d4784d

Turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 64, 0, 11, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4dd4bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

64 0 11 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

63 4 14 23

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 #4dd4bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4dd4bc; }
.text { color: #4dd4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4dd4bc; }

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 #4dd4bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4dd4bc 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 #4dd4bc 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 #4dd4bc 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 #4dd4bc are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.