Pale turquoise

#85eeee

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

Pale turquoise lands where green meets blue, light and strong. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #85eeee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#85eeee
RGB133, 238, 238
HSL180, 76%, 73%
HSV180, 44%, 93%
CMYK44%, 0%, 0%, 7%
Lab88.12, -30.41, -9.5
XYZ55.68, 72.31, 91.91
Decimal8777454
Web safe#99ffff
Pantone318 C
Pantone318 CHex#85eeeeRgb133 238 238Cmyk44 0 0 7Lab88 -30 -10Darker#1cc8c8Deep#46e5e5Lighter#c6f4f4

Shades of pale turquoise

Tints of pale turquoise

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Pale turquoise in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 44, 0, 0, 7.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
44 0 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
44 4 4 13
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.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #85eeee straight into your stylesheet.

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

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #85eeee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.36:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
15.46:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #85eeee against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #85eeee sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale 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 pale turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #85eeee and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale turquoise, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #85eeee 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.