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Mermaid Coloring Pages

Original mermaids with scaled tails, shells and underwater scenery, not film characters. Tail scales and sea plants make good spaces for bright colors.

  • 30 printable pages
  • 16 easy
  • 14 medium
  • 28 for kids
  • 2 for adults
  • A4 & US Letter PDF

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About these mermaid coloring pages

The mermaids on this page are young girls with long wavy hair and fish tails, drawn at two very different levels of busyness. The easy mermaids float alone on a white page with a plain tail, no scales and one small companion or prop: a waving hand on a smooth rock, a scallop shell held at the waist, a smiling starfish, a few bubbles, a comb, a pearl, a striped fish, a flower crown, a treasure chest or a crescent moon. The cute mermaids fill the page with ocean life. Their tails are covered in scale patterns, their hair carries starfish or flower clips, and the space around them holds seaweed, coral, bubbles and pebbles. Several meet a sea creature, such as a sea turtle, a seahorse nose to nose, a dolphin, or a round fish beside a shell lantern. Others sit on a clam-shell throne, water a bed of sea flowers with a spiral shell, read a book with scallop covers, peek through a ship's porthole or rest on a rock under a curve of stars. Two more mermaids are drawn for adults, with slimmer figures, scaled tails and fuller reef scenes.

Coloring tips

  • Color tail scales in rows, moving from dark teal near the hip to light aqua at the fin, so the tail seems to fade into the water.
  • Real sea turtles are olive green or brown with lighter edges on the shell plates; seahorses come in yellow, orange, brown and gray; bottlenose dolphins are gray with a paler belly.
  • Use two or three greens for seaweed and pinks, oranges or purples for coral, so the reef reads as separate plants.
  • Leave bubbles white with a tiny curved highlight, or tint them pale blue; filling them dark makes them look like pebbles.
  • Color long wavy hair in the direction it flows, using a lighter shade on the top curve of each wave.

What you will find

Plain-tail mermaids for little kids

One mermaid, one prop and a smooth tail without scales: big shapes for preschoolers.

  • A friendly mermaid in a plain tunic waves while sitting on a smooth rounded rock.
  • A friendly mermaid in a plain tunic holds one large clam shell with both hands.
  • A friendly mermaid floats beside a large smiling starfish with her full tail visible.
  • A mermaid with a long flowing tail floats beside a simple coral branch.
  • A mermaid in a flower crown sits on a rounded rock, one hand on the rock and the other touching her crown.
  • A mermaid floats beneath a large crescent moon with her full tail visible.

Mermaids and sea friends

A turtle, a seahorse, a dolphin and fish swim beside the mermaid, good for kids who love ocean animals.

  • A cute mermaid swims beside a friendly sea turtle above broad sea plants.
  • A cute mermaid and a seahorse gently touch noses between two seaweed clusters.
  • A cute mermaid swims with a friendly dolphin above sea plants and a starfish.
  • A cute mermaid carries a shell lantern while a round fish swims beside her.
  • A mermaid smiles at a friendly fish swimming beside her open hand.

Underwater homes and hobbies

A shell throne, a sea garden, a picnic, a shell book, a porthole and a coral arch, each with a reef to color around her.

  • A smiling mermaid in a loose star-patterned tunic waves from an open shell chair with four pearls, with seaweed on both sides.
  • A cute mermaid waters a garden of large sea flowers between broad coral shapes.
  • A cute mermaid holds a shell snack beside an open picnic basket and a starfish.
  • A cute mermaid reads an open shell-shaped book while sitting on a rounded rock.
  • A cute mermaid peeks through a complete round wooden ship porthole on the seabed.
  • A cute mermaid swims through a complete coral arch decorated with large sea flowers.

Grown-up mermaids

Slimmer figures with detailed scaled tails and reef plants, made for adult colorists.

  • An original mermaid in a high-neck top sits on an underwater rock and holds a seashell among sea plants.
  • An original mermaid in a high-neck top swims beside a sea turtle above small reef plants.

Where to start

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How to use these mermaid coloring pages

  1. Step 1

    Pick a difficulty

    This set has 16 easy, 14 medium pages. Easy pages have thick outlines and big spaces for young kids; medium and detailed pages add smaller areas for older kids and adults.

  2. Step 2

    Print on A4 or US Letter

    Open any page and choose the A4 or US Letter PDF. Print at 100% (actual size) so the outlines stay crisp and the margins stay even.

  3. Step 3

    Make a page that is not here

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Questions about mermaid coloring pages

Are these mermaids from a movie?

No. They are original mermaids drawn for this site, with their own faces and outfits, so you can color them any way you like.

What color should a mermaid's tail be?

Any color works. Teal, aqua and purple tails fit the sea, while rows of rainbow scales or a fish-style pattern like orange with white bands are fun alternatives.

Are there mermaid coloring pages for adults?

Yes. Two mermaids are drawn in a grown-up style, with scaled tails, a high-neck top and fuller reef scenes. The rest are child-friendly cute and easy designs.

Are these mermaid coloring pages free to print?

Yes. Every page is a free A4 or US Letter PDF. Guests can download 5 pages a day as PDF or PNG, and free accounts 20, with no watermark. The editable SVG file needs a free account.

How many mermaid coloring pages are there?

There are 30 reviewed pages in this collection (16 easy, 14 medium). New pages are added as they pass review.

Which difficulty should I choose?

Easy pages have large shapes for young children, medium pages add more detail, and detailed pages suit teens and adults. Library pages are free for personal, family, classroom and other non-commercial use. Reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed; see the License page for details.

Can I make my own page in this theme?

Yes. The AI coloring page generator turns a written idea into a private, printable page. A Standard page uses 1 credit.