Pale turquoise

#a8faed

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

Pale turquoise is a light teal, soft between blue and green. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #a8faed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a8faed

RGB168, 250, 237

HSL170, 89%, 82%

HSV170, 33%, 98%

CMYK33%, 0%, 5%, 2%

Lab92.93, -27.62, -1.71

XYZ65.62, 82.81, 92.65

Decimal11074285

Web safe#99ffff

Pantone3245 C

Shades of pale turquoise

#83f8e5 #5ff6de #3af4d6 #15f2cf #0cd4b4 #0aaf95 #088b76 #066657 #044238 #021d19

Tints of pale turquoise

#affaee #b6fbf0 #bdfbf1 #c4fcf3 #cbfcf4 #d2fcf6 #d9fdf7 #e0fdf9 #e7fefa #eefefc

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Complementary#faa8b5 Analogous#a8fac4 Analogous#a8defa Triadic#eda8fa Triadic#faeda8 Split complementary#faa8de Split complementary#fac4a8

Pale turquoise in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 33, 0, 5, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a8faed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 0 5 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 4 9 8

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #a8faed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a8faed; }
.text { color: #a8faed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8faed; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a8faed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a8faed against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a8faed sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn pale turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a8faed 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 pale turquoise, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a8faed are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.