Medium turquoise

#86dcd5

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

Medium turquoise is a mid teal, grounded between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Medium turquoise color values

Every conversion for #86dcd5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#86dcd5

RGB134, 220, 213

HSL175, 55%, 69%

HSV175, 39%, 86%

CMYK39%, 0%, 3%, 14%

Lab82.41, -27.58, -4.76

XYZ47.43, 61.06, 72.24

Decimal8838357

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone3242 C

Shades of medium turquoise

#6dd5cc #54cdc4 #3bc6bb #32aea4 #2b958d #247c75 #1d635d #154a46 #0e312e #071816

Tints of medium turquoise

#91dfd9 #9be2dc #a6e5e0 #b1e8e4 #bcebe8 #c6efeb #d1f2ef #dcf5f3 #e6f8f6 #f1fbfa

Colors that go with medium turquoise

Complementary#dc868d Analogous#86dcaa Analogous#86b8dc Triadic#d586dc Triadic#dcd586 Split complementary#dc86b8 Split complementary#dcaa86

Medium turquoise in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 39, 0, 3, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #86dcd5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

39 0 3 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

40 4 7 20

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

Medium turquoise in css

Copy #86dcd5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #86dcd5; }
.text { color: #86dcd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86dcd5; }

How medium turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #86dcd5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #86dcd5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #86dcd5 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #86dcd5 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 medium turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #86dcd5 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.