Dark Turquoise

Dark Turquoise is a dark, saturated cyan color with the hex code #00CED1 (hue 181°, saturation 100%, lightness 41%). It is also the CSS named color darkturquoise.

#00CED1

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Dark Turquoise	`#00CED1`	0, 206, 209	181°, 100%, 41%	100, 1, 0, 18	77.2% 0.131 197

Contrast with white text 1.95:1, with black text 10.75:1 — use black text on Dark Turquoise.

darkturquoise is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: darkturquoise works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#CCFEFF

#80FDFF

#33FCFF

#00E2E6

#009799

#004B4D

Colors that go with Dark Turquoise

Six color schemes built on Dark Turquoise with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Hot Fever (#D40301), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Medium Turquoise (mediumturquoise): Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC) is about as light as Dark Turquoise (relative luminance 0.513 vs 0.487) and less saturated, with its hue 3° away.
Turquoise (CSS) (turquoise): Turquoise (CSS) (#40E0D0) is lighter than Dark Turquoise (relative luminance 0.590 vs 0.487) and less saturated, with its hue 7° away.
Medium Aquamarine (mediumaquamarine): Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA) is about as light as Dark Turquoise (relative luminance 0.494 vs 0.487) and less saturated, with its hue 21° away.
Sky Blue (skyblue): Sky Blue (#87CEEB) is lighter than Dark Turquoise (relative luminance 0.553 vs 0.487) and less saturated, with its hue 17° away.

Similar medium teal colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Dark Turquoise?

#00CED1 — RGB 0, 206, 209, HSL 181°, 100%, 41%.

Is Dark Turquoise a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 181° on the color wheel.