Pale turquoise

#bdebe2

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. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #bdebe2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bdebe2
RGB189, 235, 226
HSL168, 53%, 83%
HSV168, 20%, 92%
CMYK20%, 0%, 4%, 8%
Lab89.73, -16.54, -0.53
XYZ64.42, 75.73, 83.17
Decimal12446690
Web safe#ccffcc
Pantone324 C
Pantone324 CHex#bdebe2Rgb189 235 226Cmyk20 0 4 8Lab90 -17 -1Darker#4fcab2Deep#86dacaLighter#e8f7f4

Shades of pale turquoise

Tints of pale turquoise

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Pale turquoise in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 20, 0, 4, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bdebe2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
20 0 4 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
22 4 8 14
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 #bdebe2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bdebe2; }
.text { color: #bdebe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdebe2; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bdebe2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.30:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
16.15:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bdebe2 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 #bdebe2 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 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 #bdebe2 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

Here is how the numbers for #bdebe2 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.