Pale turquoise

#c5fffc

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

This is Pale turquoise, a vivid teal at 177 degrees. 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 #c5fffc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5fffc
RGB197, 255, 252
HSL177, 100%, 89%
HSV177, 23%, 100%
CMYK23%, 0%, 1%, 0%
Lab96.17, -18.68, -4.52
XYZ76.36, 90.42, 105.52
Decimal12976124
Web safe#ccffff
Pantone635 C
Pantone635 CHex#c5fffcRgb197 255 252Cmyk23 0 1 0Lab96 -19 -5Darker#36fff5Deep#7efff8Lighter#e2fdfc

Shades of pale turquoise

Tints of pale turquoise

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Pale turquoise in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 23, 0, 1, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5fffc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
23 0 1 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
25 4 5 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 #c5fffc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5fffc; }
.text { color: #c5fffc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5fffc; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c5fffc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.10:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
19.08:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5fffc 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 #c5fffc 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 #c5fffc 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 #c5fffc 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.