Turquoise

#78f2dc

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

This is Turquoise, a vivid teal at 169 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #78f2dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#78f2dc

RGB120, 242, 220

HSL169, 82%, 71%

HSV169, 50%, 95%

CMYK50%, 0%, 9%, 5%

Lab88.29, -39.49, 0.11

XYZ52.42, 72.66, 78.97

Decimal7926492

Web safe#66ffcc

Pantone3245 C

Shades of turquoise

#5aefd4 #3ceccc #1de9c4 #14d1af #11b396 #0e957d #0b7763 #09584a #063a31 #031c17

Tints of turquoise

#90f4e2 #a7f7e8 #b3f8eb #bff9ee #cbfaf2 #d7fbf5 #e3fcf8 #effdfb

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#f2788e Analogous#78f29f Analogous#78cbf2 Triadic#dc78f2 Triadic#f2dc78 Split complementary#f278cb Split complementary#f29f78

Turquoise in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 50, 0, 9, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #78f2dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

50 0 9 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

50 4 12 11

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 #78f2dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #78f2dc; }
.text { color: #78f2dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78f2dc; }

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 #78f2dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #78f2dc 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 #78f2dc 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 #78f2dc 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 #78f2dc 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.