Turquoise

#56eee4

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 vivid. 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.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #56eee4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#56eee4

RGB86, 238, 228

HSL176, 82%, 64%

HSV176, 64%, 93%

CMYK64%, 0%, 4%, 7%

Lab86.37, -41.93, -7.01

XYZ48.42, 68.73, 84.11

Decimal5697252

Web safe#66ffcc

Pantone3252 C

Shades of turquoise

#21e9db #16d6ca #13bcb1 #10a198 #0e867e #0b6c65 #08514c #053633 #031c1a

Tints of turquoise

#75f1e9 #93f4ee #a2f6f0 #b2f7f3 #c1f9f5 #d0faf8 #e0fcfa #effdfc

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#ee5660 Analogous#56ee98 Analogous#56acee Triadic#e456ee Triadic#eee456 Split complementary#ee56ac Split complementary#ee9856

Turquoise in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 64, 0, 4, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #56eee4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

64 0 4 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

63 4 8 13

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 #56eee4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #56eee4; }
.text { color: #56eee4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56eee4; }

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 #56eee4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #56eee4 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 #56eee4 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 #56eee4 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

The figures for #56eee4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.