Pale turquoise

#9cf8ed

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

This is Pale turquoise, a vivid teal at 173 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #9cf8ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9cf8ed

RGB156, 248, 237

HSL173, 87%, 79%

HSV173, 37%, 97%

CMYK37%, 0%, 4%, 3%

Lab91.83, -29.83, -3.39

XYZ62.56, 80.32, 92.33

Decimal10287341

Web safe#99ffff

Pantone3245 C

Shades of pale turquoise

#79f6e7 #56f3e0 #33f1da #11eed3 #0ecbb4 #0ca895 #098576 #076257 #043f38 #021d19

Tints of pale turquoise

#a4f9ee #acf9f0 #b5faf1 #bdfaf3 #c5fbf4 #cdfbf6 #d6fcf7 #defdf9 #e6fdfa #eefefc

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Complementary#f89ca7 Analogous#9cf8bf Analogous#9cd5f8 Triadic#ed9cf8 Triadic#f8ed9c Split complementary#f89cd5 Split complementary#f8bf9c

Pale turquoise in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 37, 0, 4, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9cf8ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 0 4 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 4 8 9

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #9cf8ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9cf8ed; }
.text { color: #9cf8ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9cf8ed; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9cf8ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9cf8ed against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9cf8ed sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9cf8ed 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 pale turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #9cf8ed 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 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.