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Dark Turquoise

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Color codes

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RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK (approximate)
CIELAB
CSS
Relative luminance0.4875
Cyan & Teal CSS Named ColorsCool Colors Cool

Shades of Dark Turquoise

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Darker

Tints mixed with white

Tones mixed with gray

Color harmonies

Complementary

Opposite on the wheel (180°): maximum contrast for accents.

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Analogous

Neighbors 30° apart: calm and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues 120° apart: vibrant yet balanced.

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Split-complementary

The base plus the two neighbors of its complement: contrast with less tension.

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Tetradic

Four hues 90° apart: rich, best with one dominant color.

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Monochromatic

One hue in several lightness levels: elegant and consistent.

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Contrast and readability

White text1.95:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
Black text10.75:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large
On white1.95:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
On black9.67:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large

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Dark Turquoise

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About Dark Turquoise

Dark Turquoise (#00CED1) is a medium, highly saturated color from the Cyan & Teal family with a cool character. It is made of 0 red, 206 green and 209 blue (hsl(181, 100%, 41%)). Its contrast ratio is 1.95:1 against white and 10.75:1 against black, so dark text reads best on it.

Suggested uses

  • buttons, highlights and calls to action
  • logos and brand accents
  • calm, trustworthy or technical themes

Reading the codes

In HEX, #00CED1 stores red, green and blue as pairs of base-16 digits: 0, 206 and 209 out of 255. In HSL the same color has a hue of 181°, 100% saturation and 41% lightness, which makes lighter or darker variants easy to create by changing only the lightness.

Similar colors

#00CCCCRobin Egg Blue#48D1CCMedium Turquoise#40E0D0Turquoise#43B3AEVerdigris#20B2AALight Sea Green#00FFFFCyan#7DF9FFElectric Blue#A0E7E5Pastel Teal#00FFEFTurquoise Blue#AFEEEEPale Turquoise

Palettes with this color

Electric Night#0D0221 #261447 #FF3864 #2DE2E6 #F6019DCitrus Splash#F9C80E #F86624 #EA3546 #662E9B #43BCCDProduct Launch#111827 #4F46E5 #22D3EE #F9FAFB #F43F5EOcean Depths#03045E #0077B6 #00B4D8 #90E0EF #CAF0F8

Tools for this color

Shades GeneratorGenerate tints, tones, lighter and darker shades and saturation variations.Contrast CheckerAccurate WCAG contrast ratio with AA/AAA results and accessible suggestions.Color Harmony GeneratorComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split-complementary and monochromatic harmonies.Color Blindness SimulatorApproximate protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia and achromatopsia simulations.

Frequently asked questions

What is the HEX code of Dark Turquoise?
The HEX code of Dark Turquoise is #00CED1. In RGB it is rgb(0, 206, 209) and in HSL hsl(181, 100%, 41%).
Which text color works on Dark Turquoise?
White text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 on Dark Turquoise and black text 10.75:1, so black text is more readable. WCAG AA needs at least 4.5:1 for normal text.
What is the complementary color of Dark Turquoise?
Rotating the hue of Dark Turquoise by 180° gives #D10300, its complementary color on the RGB color wheel.
What is Dark Turquoise in CMYK?
An approximate CMYK value for Dark Turquoise is cmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 18%). For printing, ask your printer for an ICC-profiled conversion.