Turquoise

#8bdbca

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

Turquoise is a light teal, soft 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 #8bdbca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8bdbca

RGB139, 219, 202

HSL167, 53%, 70%

HSV167, 37%, 86%

CMYK37%, 0%, 8%, 14%

Lab82.06, -28.31, 0.6

XYZ46.64, 60.42, 65.08

Decimal9165770

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone3245 C

Shades of turquoise

#72d3bf #59cbb3 #40c4a8 #36ad94 #2e947f #267b69 #1f6254 #17493f #0f3029 #071714

Tints of turquoise

#95decf #9fe1d3 #aae5d8 #b4e8dd #beebe1 #c8eee6 #d3f1eb #ddf4ef #e7f8f4 #f1fbf9

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#db8b9c Analogous#8bdba2 Analogous#8bc4db Triadic#ca8bdb Triadic#dbca8b Split complementary#db8bc4 Split complementary#dba28b

Turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 37, 0, 8, 14.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 0 8 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 4 11 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.

Turquoise in css

Copy #8bdbca straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8bdbca 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 #8bdbca 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 #8bdbca 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 #8bdbca are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.