Pale turquoise

#a4faec

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 170 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 #a4faec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a4faec

RGB164, 250, 236

HSL170, 90%, 81%

HSV170, 34%, 98%

CMYK34%, 0%, 6%, 2%

Lab92.72, -28.91, -1.53

XYZ64.64, 82.32, 91.84

Decimal10812140

Web safe#99ffff

Pantone3245 C

Shades of pale turquoise

#80f8e4 #5bf6dd #37f4d5 #13f2ce #0cd3b2 #0aae94 #088a75 #066656 #044137 #021d19

Tints of pale turquoise

#b3fbef #c2fcf2 #c9fcf4 #d0fcf5 #d8fdf7 #dffdf8 #e7fefa #eefefb

Colors that go with pale turquoise

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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 34, 0, 6, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a4faec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 0 6 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 4 10 8

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #a4faec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a4faec; }
.text { color: #a4faec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4faec; }

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 #a4faec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a4faec 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 #a4faec 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 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 #a4faec 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

Here is how the numbers for #a4faec are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.