Dark turquoise

#56bdca

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

This is Dark turquoise, a soft teal at 187 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Dark turquoise color values

Every conversion for #56bdca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#56bdca

RGB86, 189, 202

HSL187, 52%, 56%

HSV187, 57%, 79%

CMYK57%, 6%, 0%, 21%

Lab71.31, -25.99, -15.58

XYZ32.7, 42.64, 62.38

Decimal5684682

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone631 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#42b5c4 #38a6b4 #3294a0 #2c828d #267079 #205e66 #1a4c52 #143a3e #0d282b #071617

Tints of dark turquoise

#66c3cf #75c9d4 #85cfd9 #94d5dd #a4dbe2 #b3e1e7 #c3e7ec #d2eef1 #e2f4f6 #f1fafb

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#ca6356 Analogous#56ca9d Analogous#5683ca Triadic#ca56bd Triadic#bdca56 Split complementary#ca5683 Split complementary#ca9d56

Dark turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 57, 6, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #56bdca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

57 6 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 10 4 27

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.

Dark turquoise in css

Copy #56bdca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #56bdca; }
.text { color: #56bdca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56bdca; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #56bdca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #56bdca against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #56bdca sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #56bdca 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 dark turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #56bdca 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 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.