Turquoise

#85decc

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

Turquoise lands where green meets blue, light and strong. 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 #85decc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#85decc

RGB133, 222, 204

HSL168, 57%, 70%

HSV168, 40%, 87%

CMYK40%, 0%, 8%, 13%

Lab82.69, -30.88, 0.43

XYZ46.69, 61.59, 66.55

Decimal8773324

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone3245 C

Shades of turquoise

#6bd7c1 #52d0b7 #38c9ac #30b197 #299881 #227e6c #1b6556 #144b40 #0d322a #071815

Tints of turquoise

#90e1d1 #9be4d5 #a5e7da #b0eade #bbede3 #c6f0e7 #d1f2ec #dbf5f0 #e6f8f5 #f1fbf9

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#de8597 Analogous#85dea0 Analogous#85c3de Triadic#cc85de Triadic#decc85 Split complementary#de85c3 Split complementary#dea085

Turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 40, 0, 8, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #85decc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 0 8 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 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 #85decc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #85decc; }
.text { color: #85decc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85decc; }

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 #85decc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #85decc 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 #85decc 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 #85decc 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

Here is how the numbers for #85decc are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.