Medium turquoise

#42d3cc

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

Medium turquoise is a mid teal, grounded between blue and green. 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.

Medium turquoise color values

Every conversion for #42d3cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#42d3cc
RGB66, 211, 204
HSL177, 62%, 54%
HSV177, 69%, 83%
CMYK69%, 0%, 3%, 17%
Lab77.34, -39.11, -7.69
XYZ36.44, 52.11, 65.26
Decimal4379596
Web safe#33cccc
Pantone3252 C
Pantone3252 CHex#42d3ccRgb66 211 204Cmyk69 0 3 17Lab77 -39 -8Darker#196d69Deep#27a7a1Lighter#81dbd7

Shades of medium turquoise

Tints of medium turquoise

Colors that go with medium turquoise

Medium turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 69, 0, 3, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #42d3cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
69 0 3 17
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
67 4 7 23
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.

Medium turquoise in css

Copy #42d3cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #42d3cc; }
.text { color: #42d3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42d3cc; }

How medium turquoise looks on light and dark

Medium turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #42d3cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.84:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
11.42:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #42d3cc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #42d3cc 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 medium turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #42d3cc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium turquoise, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #42d3cc is computed, not guessed. 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.