Pale turquoise

#a1efea

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

This is Pale turquoise, a strong teal at 176 degrees. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #a1efea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a1efea

RGB161, 239, 234

HSL176, 71%, 78%

HSV176, 33%, 94%

CMYK33%, 0%, 2%, 6%

Lab89.51, -24.88, -5.21

XYZ60.42, 75.25, 89.18

Decimal10612714

Web safe#99ffff

Pantone318 C

Shades of pale turquoise

#81eae3 #62e4dc #42dfd5 #25d8cc #1fb8ae #1a9890 #157972 #0f5955 #0a3a37 #041a19

Tints of pale turquoise

#a9f0ec #b1f2ee #b9f3ef #c0f4f1 #c8f6f3 #d0f7f5 #d8f8f6 #e0faf8 #e8fbfa #f0fcfc

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Complementary#efa1a6 Analogous#a1efc3 Analogous#a1cdef Triadic#eaa1ef Triadic#efeaa1 Split complementary#efa1cd Split complementary#efc3a1

Pale turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 33, 0, 2, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a1efea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 0 2 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 4 6 12

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.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #a1efea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a1efea; }
.text { color: #a1efea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1efea; }

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 #a1efea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a1efea 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 #a1efea 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 #a1efea 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

Every value on this page for #a1efea 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.