Pale turquoise

#c5ffec

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, pale and vivid. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #c5ffec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5ffec
RGB197, 255, 236
HSL160, 100%, 89%
HSV160, 23%, 100%
CMYK23%, 0%, 7%, 0%
Lab95.77, -21.93, 3.13
XYZ73.93, 89.45, 92.73
Decimal12976108
Web safe#ccffff
Pantone331 C
Pantone331 CHex#c5ffecRgb197 255 236Cmyk23 0 7 0Lab96 -22 3Darker#36ffbdDeep#7effd5Lighter#e2fdf4

Shades of pale turquoise

Tints of pale turquoise

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Pale turquoise in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 23, 0, 7, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5ffec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
23 0 7 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
25 4 10 6
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #c5ffec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5ffec; }
.text { color: #c5ffec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ffec; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c5ffec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.11:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
18.89:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5ffec 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 #c5ffec 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 #c5ffec 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 #c5ffec come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.