Turquoise

#2adbce

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 176 degrees. 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.

Turquoise color values

Every conversion for #2adbce, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2adbce
RGB42, 219, 206
HSL176, 71%, 51%
HSV176, 81%, 86%
CMYK81%, 0%, 6%, 14%
Lab79.39, -44.69, -5.77
XYZ37.43, 55.61, 67.15
Decimal2808782
Web safe#33cccc
Pantone3252 C
Pantone3252 CHex#2adbceRgb42 219 206Cmyk81 0 6 14Lab79 -45 -6Darker#11655fDeep#1ba298Lighter#6ddfd7

Shades of turquoise

Tints of turquoise

Colors that go with turquoise

Turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 81, 0, 6, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2adbce on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
81 0 6 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
79 4 10 20
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 #2adbce straight into your stylesheet.

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

How turquoise looks on light and dark

Turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2adbce against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.73:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
12.12:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2adbce 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 #2adbce 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 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 #2adbce and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #2adbce 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.