Turquoise

#85efe3

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 173 degrees. 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 #85efe3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#85efe3

RGB133, 239, 227

HSL173, 77%, 73%

HSV173, 44%, 94%

CMYK44%, 0%, 5%, 6%

Lab88.1, -33.54, -3.77

XYZ54.4, 72.27, 83.75

Decimal8777699

Web safe#99ffcc

Pantone3245 C

Shades of turquoise

#67ebdc #49e7d5 #2ae3ce #1bd0bc #17b2a0 #139485 #0f766a #0b574f #083934 #041b18

Tints of turquoise

#9af2e8 #aff5ed #baf6ef #c5f7f2 #cff9f4 #dafaf7 #e5fcf9 #effdfb

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#ef8591 Analogous#85efae Analogous#85c6ef Triadic#e385ef Triadic#efe385 Split complementary#ef85c6 Split complementary#efae85

Turquoise in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 44, 0, 5, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #85efe3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 0 5 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 4 9 12

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 #85efe3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #85efe3; }
.text { color: #85efe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85efe3; }

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 #85efe3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #85efe3 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 #85efe3 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 #85efe3 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 #85efe3 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.