Turquoise

#79dbc8

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 168 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 #79dbc8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#79dbc8

RGB121, 219, 200

HSL168, 58%, 67%

HSV168, 45%, 86%

CMYK45%, 0%, 9%, 14%

Lab81.24, -33.38, 0.37

XYZ43.64, 58.9, 63.71

Decimal7986120

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone3248 C

Shades of turquoise

#61d4be #48ceb4 #34c3a7 #2eaa92 #27927d #217a68 #1a6153 #14493f #0d312a #061815

Tints of turquoise

#85decd #91e1d2 #9de5d7 #a9e8dc #b5ebe1 #c1eee6 #cdf2ea #d9f5ef #e5f8f4 #f1fbf9

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#db798c Analogous#79db97 Analogous#79bddb Triadic#c879db Triadic#dbc879 Split complementary#db79bd Split complementary#db9779

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 45, 0, 9, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #79dbc8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 0 9 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 4 12 20

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.

Turquoise in css

Copy #79dbc8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #79dbc8; }
.text { color: #79dbc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79dbc8; }

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 #79dbc8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #79dbc8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #79dbc8 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #79dbc8 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 #79dbc8 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.