Turquoise

#3dcebd

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

This is Turquoise, a strong teal at 173 degrees. 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 #3dcebd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3dcebd

RGB61, 206, 189

HSL173, 60%, 52%

HSV173, 70%, 81%

CMYK70%, 0%, 8%, 19%

Lab75.33, -41.61, -2.6

XYZ33.18, 48.81, 55.82

Decimal4050621

Web safe#33cccc

Pantone3255 C

Shades of turquoise

#31c2b1 #2cafa0 #289d8f #238a7e #1e776c #19645b #14514a #103e39 #0b2b28 #061816

Tints of turquoise

#4fd3c3 #61d7c9 #73dccf #85e0d5 #97e5dc #a9e9e2 #bbeee8 #cdf2ee #dff7f4 #f1fbfa

Colors that go with turquoise

Complementary#ce3d4e Analogous#3dce75 Analogous#3d97ce Triadic#bd3dce Triadic#cebd3d Split complementary#ce3d96 Split complementary#ce743d

Turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 70, 0, 8, 19.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 0 8 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 4 11 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 #3dcebd straight into your stylesheet.

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

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 #3dcebd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3dcebd 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 #3dcebd 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 #3dcebd 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 #3dcebd are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.