Turquoise

#51e8e3

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 #51e8e3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#51e8e3

RGB81, 232, 227

HSL178, 77%, 61%

HSV178, 65%, 91%

CMYK65%, 0%, 2%, 9%

Lab84.49, -40.25, -9.29

XYZ46.12, 65.01, 82.79

Decimal5368035

Web safe#66ffcc

Pantone3252 C

Shades of turquoise

#1fe1db #1bcac4 #17b1ac #149893 #117f7b #0d6663 #0a4d4b #073432 #041b1a

Tints of turquoise

#71ece8 #90f0ed #a0f2f0 #b0f5f2 #c0f7f5 #d0f9f7 #dffbfa #effdfc

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#e85156 Analogous#51e898 Analogous#51a2e8 Triadic#e351e8 Triadic#e8e351 Split complementary#e851a2 Split complementary#e89851

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 65, 0, 2, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #51e8e3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 0 2 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 4 6 15

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Turquoise in css

Copy #51e8e3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #51e8e3; }
.text { color: #51e8e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51e8e3; }

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 #51e8e3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #51e8e3 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 #51e8e3 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 #51e8e3 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

Every value on this page for #51e8e3 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.