Pale turquoise

#c5efe9

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, relaxed 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 #c5efe9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5efe9
RGB197, 239, 233
HSL171, 57%, 85%
HSV171, 18%, 94%
CMYK18%, 0%, 3%, 6%
Lab91.45, -14.66, -1.61
XYZ68.6, 79.49, 88.82
Decimal12972009
Web safe#ccffff
Pantone317 C
Pantone317 CHex#c5efe9Rgb197 239 233Cmyk18 0 3 6Lab91 -15 -2Darker#55d0bfDeep#8de0d4Lighter#e8f8f5

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 18, 0, 3, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5efe9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
18 0 3 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
21 4 7 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 #c5efe9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5efe9; }
.text { color: #c5efe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5efe9; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c5efe9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.24:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
16.90:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5efe9 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 #c5efe9 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 #c5efe9 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 #c5efe9 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.