Turquoise

#81ebdf

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

Turquoise is a light teal, soft between blue and green. 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 #81ebdf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#81ebdf

RGB129, 235, 223

HSL173, 73%, 71%

HSV173, 45%, 92%

CMYK45%, 0%, 5%, 8%

Lab86.71, -33.55, -3.74

XYZ52.08, 69.41, 80.46

Decimal8514527

Web safe#99ffcc

Pantone3245 C

Shades of turquoise

#64e6d8 #47e2d0 #2bddc9 #20c7b4 #1baa9a #168d80 #127166 #0d544c #093732 #041a18

Tints of turquoise

#97efe5 #adf2ea #b8f4ed #c3f6f0 #cef7f3 #d9f9f5 #e5fbf8 #f0fdfb

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#eb818d Analogous#81ebaa Analogous#81c2eb Triadic#df81eb Triadic#ebdf81 Split complementary#eb81c2 Split complementary#ebaa81

Turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 45, 0, 5, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #81ebdf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 0 5 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 4 9 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Turquoise in css

Copy #81ebdf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #81ebdf; }
.text { color: #81ebdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81ebdf; }

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 #81ebdf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #81ebdf 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 #81ebdf 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 #81ebdf 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 #81ebdf is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.