Pale turquoise

#a9f0ee

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

Pale 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.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #a9f0ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a9f0ee
RGB169, 240, 238
HSL178, 70%, 80%
HSV178, 30%, 94%
CMYK30%, 0%, 1%, 6%
Lab90.29, -22.29, -6.11
XYZ62.95, 76.93, 92.42
Decimal11137262
Web safe#99ffff
Pantone318 C
Pantone318 CHex#a9f0eeRgb169 240 238Cmyk30 0 1 6Lab90 -22 -6Darker#2fdbd6Deep#6ce5e2Lighter#e6f9f9

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 30, 0, 1, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a9f0ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
30 0 1 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
32 4 5 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #a9f0ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a9f0ee; }
.text { color: #a9f0ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9f0ee; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a9f0ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.28:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
16.39:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a9f0ee 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 #a9f0ee 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 #a9f0ee 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

The figures for #a9f0ee 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 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.