Turquoise

#79ebe3

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 176 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #79ebe3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#79ebe3

RGB121, 235, 227

HSL176, 74%, 70%

HSV176, 49%, 92%

CMYK49%, 0%, 3%, 8%

Lab86.52, -34.37, -6.15

XYZ51.46, 69.03, 83.28

Decimal7990243

Web safe#66ffcc

Pantone3242 C

Shades of turquoise

#5de7dd #40e3d7 #24ded1 #1dc5b9 #19a89e #158c84 #117069 #0c534e #083734 #041b19

Tints of turquoise

#85ede5 #91efe8 #9df0ea #a8f2ed #b4f4ef #c0f6f2 #ccf7f4 #d8f9f7 #e4fbf9 #effdfc

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#eb7981 Analogous#79ebaa Analogous#79baeb Triadic#e379eb Triadic#ebe379 Split complementary#eb79ba Split complementary#ebaa79

Turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 49, 0, 3, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #79ebe3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

49 0 3 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

49 4 7 14

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Turquoise in css

Copy #79ebe3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #79ebe3; }
.text { color: #79ebe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79ebe3; }

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 #79ebe3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #79ebe3 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 #79ebe3 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 #79ebe3 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 #79ebe3 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.