Turquoise

#74ddca

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 #74ddca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#74ddca

RGB116, 221, 202

HSL169, 61%, 66%

HSV169, 48%, 87%

CMYK48%, 0%, 9%, 13%

Lab81.67, -35.02, -0.09

XYZ43.72, 59.69, 65.09

Decimal7658954

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone3248 C

Shades of turquoise

#5bd7c1 #43d1b7 #30c5aa #2aac95 #24947f #1e7b6a #186255 #124a40 #0c312a #061915

Tints of turquoise

#8de3d4 #99e6d8 #a6e9dd #b2ece2 #bfefe7 #cbf2eb #d8f5f0 #e4f8f5 #f1fbfa

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#dd7487 Analogous#74dd95 Analogous#74bcdd Triadic#ca74dd Triadic#ddca74 Split complementary#dd74bb Split complementary#dd9574

Turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 48, 0, 9, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #74ddca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

48 0 9 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

48 4 12 19

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 #74ddca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #74ddca; }
.text { color: #74ddca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74ddca; }

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 #74ddca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #74ddca 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 #74ddca 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 #74ddca 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 #74ddca is computed, not guessed. 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.