Dark turquoise

#78c4cc

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

Dark turquoise lands where green meets blue, mid and soft. 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 #78c4cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#78c4cc

RGB120, 196, 204

HSL186, 45%, 64%

HSV186, 41%, 80%

CMYK41%, 4%, 0%, 20%

Lab74.72, -21.45, -11.41

XYZ38.38, 47.83, 64.34

Decimal7914700

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone630 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#63bbc4 #4db1bc #41a1ab #398d96 #317981 #29656b #215156 #183d41 #10292c #081516

Tints of dark turquoise

#84c9d1 #90cfd5 #9dd4da #a9d9de #b5dfe3 #c1e4e8 #cde9ec #daeff1 #e6f4f5 #f2f9fa

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#cc8078 Analogous#78ccaa Analogous#789acc Triadic#cc78c4 Triadic#c4cc78 Split complementary#cc789a Split complementary#ccaa78

Dark turquoise in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 41, 4, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #78c4cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 4 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 8 4 26

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 #78c4cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #78c4cc; }
.text { color: #78c4cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78c4cc; }

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 #78c4cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #78c4cc 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 #78c4cc 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 #78c4cc 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

Here is how the numbers for #78c4cc are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.