Dark turquoise

#5bc9cf

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

This is Dark turquoise, a strong teal at 183 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.

Dark turquoise color values

Every conversion for #5bc9cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5bc9cf
RGB91, 201, 207
HSL183, 55%, 58%
HSV183, 56%, 81%
CMYK56%, 3%, 0%, 19%
Lab75.14, -29.54, -12.52
XYZ36.46, 48.5, 66.47
Decimal6015439
Web safe#66cccc
Pantone319 C
Pantone319 CHex#5bc9cfRgb91 201 207Cmyk56 3 0 19Lab75 -30 -13Darker#237478Deep#33a9afLighter#96d8db

Shades of dark turquoise

Tints of dark turquoise

Colors that go with dark turquoise

Dark turquoise in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 56, 3, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5bc9cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
56 3 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
56 7 4 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.

Dark turquoise in css

Copy #5bc9cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5bc9cf; }
.text { color: #5bc9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5bc9cf; }

How dark turquoise looks on light and dark

Dark turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5bc9cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.96:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
10.70:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5bc9cf 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 #5bc9cf 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 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 #5bc9cf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #5bc9cf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.