Dark turquoise

#5bbdbd

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

Dark turquoise lands where green meets blue, mid and soft. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Dark turquoise color values

Every conversion for #5bbdbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5bbdbd

RGB91, 189, 189

HSL180, 43%, 55%

HSV180, 52%, 74%

CMYK52%, 0%, 0%, 26%

Lab71.07, -28.58, -8.8

XYZ31.7, 42.29, 54.64

Decimal6012349

Web safe#66cccc

Pantone325 C

Shades of dark turquoise

#49b6b6 #42a4a4 #3b9292 #348181 #2d6f6f #255d5d #1e4b4b #173939 #102828 #091616

Tints of dark turquoise

#6ac3c3 #79c9c9 #88cfcf #98d5d5 #a7dbdb #b6e2e2 #c5e8e8 #d4eeee #e3f4f4 #f2fafa

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Complementary#bd5b5b Analogous#5bbd8c Analogous#5b8cbd Triadic#bd5bbd Triadic#bdbd5b Split complementary#bd5b8c Split complementary#bd8c5b

Dark turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 52, 0, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5bbdbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 0 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 4 4 32

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.

Dark turquoise in css

Copy #5bbdbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5bbdbd; }
.text { color: #5bbdbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bbdbd; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5bbdbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5bbdbd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5bbdbd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn dark turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5bbdbd 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 dark turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #5bbdbd are worked out. 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.