Turquoise

#87ddd0

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 171 degrees. 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 #87ddd0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#87ddd0

RGB135, 221, 208

HSL171, 56%, 70%

HSV171, 39%, 87%

CMYK39%, 0%, 6%, 13%

Lab82.6, -28.97, -1.82

XYZ47.23, 61.42, 69.04

Decimal8904144

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone3242 C

Shades of turquoise

#6ed6c6 #54cfbc #3bc7b2 #32b09d #2b9786 #237d70 #1c6459 #154b42 #0e312c #071815

Tints of turquoise

#92e0d4 #9ce3d8 #a7e6dc #b1e9e1 #bcece5 #c7efe9 #d1f2ed #dcf5f1 #e6f8f5 #f1fbfa

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#dd8794 Analogous#87dda5 Analogous#87bfdd Triadic#d087dd Triadic#ddd087 Split complementary#dd87bf Split complementary#dda587

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, 6, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #87ddd0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

39 0 6 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

40 4 10 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Turquoise in css

Copy #87ddd0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #87ddd0; }
.text { color: #87ddd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87ddd0; }

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 #87ddd0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #87ddd0 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #87ddd0 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #87ddd0 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

The figures for #87ddd0 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.