Pale turquoise

#adc9bd

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

Pale turquoise sits in the green range, light and muted. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #adc9bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#adc9bd
RGB173, 201, 189
HSL154, 21%, 73%
HSV154, 14%, 79%
CMYK14%, 0%, 6%, 21%
Lab78.65, -11.75, 2.83
XYZ47.31, 54.33, 56.14
Decimal11389373
Web safe#99cccc
Pantone558 C
Pantone558 CHex#adc9bdRgb173 201 189Cmyk14 0 6 21Lab79 -12 3Darker#5c8b77Deep#82ad9aLighter#d9e5e0

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 14, 0, 6, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #adc9bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
14 0 6 21
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
17 4 10 27
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 #adc9bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #adc9bd; }
.text { color: #adc9bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc9bd; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #adc9bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.77:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
11.87:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #adc9bd 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 #adc9bd 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 #adc9bd 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 #adc9bd is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.