Turquoise

#88efdb

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

Turquoise lands where green meets blue, light and strong. 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 #88efdb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#88efdb
RGB136, 239, 219
HSL168, 76%, 74%
HSV168, 43%, 94%
CMYK43%, 0%, 8%, 6%
Lab88.01, -34.69, 0.3
XYZ53.81, 72.08, 78.1
Decimal8974299
Web safe#99ffcc
Pantone3245 C
Pantone3245 CHex#88efdbRgb136 239 219Cmyk43 0 8 6Lab88 -35 0Darker#1ccdaaDeep#49e7c8Lighter#c9f5ed

Shades of turquoise

Tints of turquoise

Colors that go with turquoise

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 43, 0, 8, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #88efdb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
43 0 8 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
44 4 11 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 #88efdb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #88efdb; }
.text { color: #88efdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88efdb; }

How turquoise looks on light and dark

Turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #88efdb 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
15.42:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #88efdb 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 #88efdb 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 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 #88efdb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #88efdb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.