Pale turquoise

#a9e1cc

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

Pale turquoise sits in the green range, light and soft. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #a9e1cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a9e1cc
RGB169, 225, 204
HSL158, 48%, 77%
HSV158, 25%, 88%
CMYK25%, 0%, 9%, 12%
Lab85.32, -22.15, 4.47
XYZ54.19, 66.65, 67.13
Decimal11133388
Web safe#99cccc
Pantone571 C
Pantone571 CHex#a9e1ccRgb169 225 204Cmyk25 0 9 12Lab85 -22 4Darker#41ba8dDeep#74cfadLighter#dff2eb

Shades of pale turquoise

Tints of pale turquoise

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Pale turquoise in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 25, 0, 9, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a9e1cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
25 0 9 12
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
27 4 12 18
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.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #a9e1cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a9e1cc; }
.text { color: #a9e1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9e1cc; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a9e1cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.47:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
14.33:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a9e1cc 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 #a9e1cc 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 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 #a9e1cc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a9e1cc 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.