Turquoise

#79ddcc

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

Turquoise lands where green meets blue, mid and strong. 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 #79ddcc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#79ddcc

RGB121, 221, 204

HSL170, 60%, 67%

HSV170, 45%, 87%

CMYK45%, 0%, 8%, 13%

Lab81.91, -33.38, -0.77

XYZ44.64, 60.14, 66.38

Decimal7986636

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone3245 C

Shades of turquoise

#60d7c3 #47d0b9 #32c6ad #2cad97 #269582 #1f7c6c #196356 #134a41 #0c312b #061815

Tints of turquoise

#85e0d1 #91e3d5 #9de6da #a9e9de #b5ece3 #c1efe7 #cdf2ec #d9f5f0 #e5f8f5 #f1fbfa

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#dd798a Analogous#79dd9a Analogous#79bcdd Triadic#cc79dd Triadic#ddcc79 Split complementary#dd79bc Split complementary#dd9a79

Turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 45, 0, 8, 13.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 0 8 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 4 11 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 #79ddcc straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #79ddcc 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 #79ddcc 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 #79ddcc 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 #79ddcc is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.