Turquoise

#8aead8

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 169 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 #8aead8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8aead8

RGB138, 234, 216

HSL169, 70%, 73%

HSV169, 41%, 92%

CMYK41%, 0%, 8%, 8%

Lab86.61, -32.55, -0.17

XYZ52.3, 69.21, 75.57

Decimal9104088

Web safe#99ffcc

Pantone3245 C

Shades of turquoise

#6de5ce #50e0c5 #33dabb #24c8a9 #1fab90 #198e78 #14715f #0f5447 #0a372e #051a16

Tints of turquoise

#9eeedf #a9efe2 #b3f1e6 #bdf3e9 #c7f5ec #d1f7f0 #dbf9f3 #e6faf7 #f0fcfa

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#ea8a9c Analogous#8aeaa8 Analogous#8accea Triadic#d88aea Triadic#ead88a Split complementary#ea8acc Split complementary#eaa88a

Turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 41, 0, 8, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8aead8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 0 8 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 4 11 14

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 #8aead8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8aead8; }
.text { color: #8aead8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aead8; }

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 #8aead8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8aead8 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 #8aead8 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 #8aead8 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 #8aead8 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.