Pale turquoise

#b3e4dc

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

Pale turquoise lands where green meets blue, light and soft. 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 #b3e4dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b3e4dc

RGB179, 228, 220

HSL170, 48%, 80%

HSV170, 21%, 89%

CMYK21%, 0%, 4%, 11%

Lab87.11, -17.33, -1.28

XYZ59.25, 70.24, 78.14

Decimal11789532

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone324 C

Shades of pale turquoise

#97dacf #7bd0c2 #60c6b6 #44bda9 #39a190 #2f8678 #266a5f #1c4e46 #12322d #081714

Tints of pale turquoise

#b9e6df #c0e8e2 #c6ebe5 #ccede8 #d2efea #d9f1ed #dff4f0 #e5f6f3 #ecf8f6 #f2faf9

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Complementary#e4b3bb Analogous#b3e4c3 Analogous#b3d4e4 Triadic#dcb3e4 Triadic#e4dcb3 Split complementary#e4b3d4 Split complementary#e4c3b3

Pale turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 21, 0, 4, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b3e4dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 0 4 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 4 8 17

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 #b3e4dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b3e4dc; }
.text { color: #b3e4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3e4dc; }

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 #b3e4dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b3e4dc 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 #b3e4dc 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 #b3e4dc 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 #b3e4dc 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.