Turquoise

#87e6dc

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

Turquoise is a light teal, relaxed between blue and green. 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 #87e6dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#87e6dc

RGB135, 230, 220

HSL174, 66%, 72%

HSV174, 41%, 90%

CMYK41%, 0%, 4%, 10%

Lab85.46, -30.48, -3.97

XYZ51.21, 66.91, 77.93

Decimal8906460

Web safe#99ffcc

Pantone3242 C

Shades of turquoise

#6be0d4 #50dacc #34d5c4 #28bfaf #22a496 #1c887d #176c63 #11514a #0b3531 #051917

Tints of turquoise

#9ceae2 #b1efe8 #bcf1eb #c6f3ee #d1f5f1 #dbf8f5 #e6faf8 #f0fcfb

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#e68791 Analogous#87e6ad Analogous#87c0e6 Triadic#dc87e6 Triadic#e6dc87 Split complementary#e687c0 Split complementary#e6ac87

Turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 41, 0, 4, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #87e6dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 0 4 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 4 8 16

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 #87e6dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #87e6dc; }
.text { color: #87e6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87e6dc; }

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 #87e6dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #87e6dc 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 #87e6dc 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 #87e6dc 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #87e6dc are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.