Turquoise

#3aceb9

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

Turquoise is a mid teal, confident between blue and green. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #3aceb9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3aceb9

RGB58, 206, 185

HSL171, 60%, 52%

HSV171, 72%, 81%

CMYK72%, 0%, 10%, 19%

Lab75.17, -43.06, -0.69

XYZ32.57, 48.54, 53.55

Decimal3854009

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone3255 C

Shades of turquoise

#30c1ac #2bae9b #279b8b #22897a #1d7669 #196359 #145148 #0f3e37 #0b2b27 #061916

Tints of turquoise

#4cd3bf #5fd7c6 #71dccc #83e0d3 #95e5d9 #a8e9e0 #baeee6 #ccf2ed #def7f3 #f1fbfa

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#ce3a4f Analogous#3ace6f Analogous#3a99ce Triadic#b93ace Triadic#ceb93a Split complementary#ce3a99 Split complementary#ce6f3a

Turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 72, 0, 10, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3aceb9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 0 10 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 4 13 25

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.

Turquoise in css

Copy #3aceb9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3aceb9; }
.text { color: #3aceb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3aceb9; }

How turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3aceb9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3aceb9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3aceb9 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3aceb9 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 turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #3aceb9 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.