Pale turquoise

#a0ddca

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

This is Pale turquoise, a soft teal at 161 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 #a0ddca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a0ddca
RGB160, 221, 202
HSL161, 47%, 75%
HSV161, 28%, 87%
CMYK28%, 0%, 9%, 13%
Lab83.68, -23.31, 3.08
XYZ51.01, 63.45, 65.44
Decimal10542538
Web safe#99cccc
Pantone332 C
Pantone332 CHex#a0ddcaRgb160 221 202Cmyk28 0 9 13Lab84 -23 3Darker#3faf8cDeep#6bcaadLighter#d6eee7

Shades of pale turquoise

Tints of pale turquoise

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Pale turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 28, 0, 9, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a0ddca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
28 0 9 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
30 4 12 19
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.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #a0ddca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a0ddca; }
.text { color: #a0ddca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0ddca; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a0ddca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.53:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
13.69:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a0ddca against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a0ddca 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 pale 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 pale turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a0ddca and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a0ddca is computed, not guessed. 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.