Medium Turquoise

Medium Turquoise is a medium, moderately saturated cyan color with the hex code #48D1CC (hue 178°, saturation 60%, lightness 55%). It is also the CSS named color mediumturquoise.

#48D1CC

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Medium Turquoise	`#48D1CC`	72, 209, 204	178°, 60%, 55%	66, 0, 2, 18	78.7% 0.116 192

Contrast with white text 1.86:1, with black text 11.27:1 — use black text on Medium Turquoise.

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

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Tints and shades

#D6F5F4

#99E5E3

#5CD6D2

#2EB7B2

#1F7A77

#0F3D3B

Colors that go with Medium Turquoise

Six color schemes built on Medium Turquoise with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Faded Red (#D3494E), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Dark Turquoise (darkturquoise): Dark Turquoise (#00CED1) is about as light as Medium Turquoise (relative luminance 0.487 vs 0.513) and more saturated, with its hue 3° away.
Turquoise (CSS) (turquoise): Turquoise (CSS) (#40E0D0) is lighter than Medium Turquoise (relative luminance 0.590 vs 0.513) and more saturated, with its hue 4° away.
Medium Aquamarine (mediumaquamarine): Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA) is about as light as Medium Turquoise (relative luminance 0.494 vs 0.513) and less saturated, with its hue 18° away.
Sky Blue (skyblue): Sky Blue (#87CEEB) is lighter than Medium Turquoise (relative luminance 0.553 vs 0.513) and more saturated, with its hue 20° away.

Similar medium teal colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Turquoise?

#48D1CC — RGB 72, 209, 204, HSL 178°, 60%, 55%.

Is Medium Turquoise a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 178° on the color wheel.