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Turquoise

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Color codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK (approximate)
CIELAB
CSS
Relative luminance0.5896
Cyan & Teal CSS Named ColorsCool ColorsFashion Colors Cool

Shades of Turquoise

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Lighter

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 text1.64:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
Black text12.79:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large
On white1.64:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
On black11.50:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large

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Turquoise

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About Turquoise

Turquoise (#40E0D0) is a medium, highly saturated color from the Cyan & Teal family with a cool character. It is made of 64 red, 224 green and 208 blue (hsl(174, 72%, 56%)). Its contrast ratio is 1.64:1 against white and 12.79:1 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, #40E0D0 stores red, green and blue as pairs of base-16 digits: 64, 224 and 208 out of 255. In HSL the same color has a hue of 174°, 72% saturation and 56% lightness, which makes lighter or darker variants easy to create by changing only the lightness.

Similar colors

#48D1CCMedium Turquoise#00FFEFTurquoise Blue#00CCCCRobin Egg Blue#00CED1Dark Turquoise#00FFFFCyan#66CDAAMedium Aquamarine#44D7A8Eucalyptus#A0E7E5Pastel Teal#7DF9FFElectric Blue#7FFFD4Aquamarine

Palettes with this color

Electric Night#0D0221 #261447 #FF3864 #2DE2E6 #F6019DFresh Startup#06D6A0 #118AB2 #073B4C #FFD166 #EF476FEco Brand#2D6A4F #40916C #95D5B2 #D8F3DC #081C15Mint Gelato#E3F9F1 #B8F2E6 #AED9E0 #FFA69E #5E6472

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 Turquoise?
The HEX code of Turquoise is #40E0D0. In RGB it is rgb(64, 224, 208) and in HSL hsl(174, 72%, 56%).
Which text color works on Turquoise?
White text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 on Turquoise and black text 12.79:1, so black text is more readable. WCAG AA needs at least 4.5:1 for normal text.
What is the complementary color of Turquoise?
Rotating the hue of Turquoise by 180° gives #E04050, its complementary color on the RGB color wheel.
What is Turquoise in CMYK?
An approximate CMYK value for Turquoise is cmyk(71%, 0%, 7%, 12%). For printing, ask your printer for an ICC-profiled conversion.