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Medium Turquoise

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Color codes

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RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK (approximate)
CIELAB
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Relative luminance0.5134
Cyan & Teal CSS Named ColorsCool Colors Cool

Shades of Medium 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 text1.86:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
Black text11.27:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large
On white1.86:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
On black10.13:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large

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Medium Turquoise

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About Medium Turquoise

Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) is a medium, moderately saturated color from the Cyan & Teal family with a cool character. It is made of 72 red, 209 green and 204 blue (hsl(178, 60%, 55%)). Its contrast ratio is 1.86:1 against white and 11.27:1 against black, so dark text reads best on it.

Suggested uses

  • supporting interface colors and illustrations
  • textiles, furniture and accent walls
  • calm, trustworthy or technical themes

Reading the codes

In HEX, #48D1CC stores red, green and blue as pairs of base-16 digits: 72, 209 and 204 out of 255. In HSL the same color has a hue of 178°, 60% saturation and 55% lightness, which makes lighter or darker variants easy to create by changing only the lightness.

Similar colors

#00CCCCRobin Egg Blue#00CED1Dark Turquoise#40E0D0Turquoise#43B3AEVerdigris#20B2AALight Sea Green#A0E7E5Pastel Teal#00FFFFCyan#7DF9FFElectric Blue#66CDAAMedium Aquamarine#00FFEFTurquoise Blue

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 Medium Turquoise?
The HEX code of Medium Turquoise is #48D1CC. In RGB it is rgb(72, 209, 204) and in HSL hsl(178, 60%, 55%).
Which text color works on Medium Turquoise?
White text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 on Medium Turquoise and black text 11.27:1, so black text is more readable. WCAG AA needs at least 4.5:1 for normal text.
What is the complementary color of Medium Turquoise?
Rotating the hue of Medium Turquoise by 180° gives #D1484D, its complementary color on the RGB color wheel.
What is Medium Turquoise in CMYK?
An approximate CMYK value for Medium Turquoise is cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 18%). For printing, ask your printer for an ICC-profiled conversion.