Turquoise

#56d9cc

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

Turquoise is a mid teal, confident between blue and green. 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 #56d9cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#56d9cc

RGB86, 217, 204

HSL174, 63%, 59%

HSV174, 60%, 85%

CMYK60%, 0%, 6%, 15%

Lab79.59, -38.76, -4.31

XYZ39.55, 55.96, 65.84

Decimal5691852

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone3252 C

Shades of turquoise

#40d4c5 #2ecbbb #29b5a7 #249e92 #1f887e #1a7269 #155c55 #104540 #0b2f2c #061917

Tints of turquoise

#65dcd1 #75e0d5 #84e3da #94e7df #a3eae3 #b3eee8 #c2f1ed #d2f5f1 #e1f8f6 #f0fcfb

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#d95663 Analogous#56d98b Analogous#56a4d9 Triadic#cc56d9 Triadic#d9cc56 Split complementary#d956a4 Split complementary#d98b56

Turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 60, 0, 6, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #56d9cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

60 0 6 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

59 4 10 21

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.

Turquoise in css

Copy #56d9cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #56d9cc; }
.text { color: #56d9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56d9cc; }

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 #56d9cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #56d9cc 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 #56d9cc 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 #56d9cc 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 #56d9cc 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.