Turquoise

#59d1bb

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 #59d1bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#59d1bb
RGB89, 209, 187
HSL169, 57%, 58%
HSV169, 57%, 82%
CMYK57%, 0%, 11%, 18%
Lab76.87, -38.9, 0.81
XYZ35.89, 51.31, 55.03
Decimal5886395
Web safe#66cccc
Pantone3255 C
Pantone3255 CHex#59d1bbRgb89 209 187Cmyk57 0 11 18Lab77 -39 1Darker#227a69Deep#31b19aLighter#95ddcf

Shades of turquoise

Tints of turquoise

Colors that go with turquoise

Turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 57, 0, 11, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #59d1bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
57 0 11 18
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
56 4 14 24
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 #59d1bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #59d1bb; }
.text { color: #59d1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59d1bb; }

How turquoise looks on light and dark

Turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #59d1bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.86:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
11.26:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #59d1bb 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 #59d1bb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #59d1bb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #59d1bb 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.