About Dark Turquoise
Dark Turquoise (darkturquoise) is a medium, vivid cyan with the hex code #00ced1, or rgb(0, 206, 209). In HSL it sits at a hue of 181°, 100% saturation and 41% lightness. It is one of the 148 named colors every browser understands, so you can write color: darkturquoise; instead of the hex value.
Using Dark Turquoise for text and backgrounds
| Pairing | Contrast ratio | WCAG |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Turquoise text on white | 1.95 : 1 | fails |
| Dark Turquoise text on black | 10.75 : 1 | AAA |
On a dark turquoise background, use black text (10.75 : 1). WCAG asks for at least 4.5 : 1 for body text and 3 : 1 for large text. Check other pairs with the Contrast Checker.
CSS
.element {
color: darkturquoise; /* or #00ced1 */
background-color: #00ced1;
border: 1px solid rgb(0 206 209 / 50%);
}Similar named colors
Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), Turquoise (#40e0d0), Aqua (#00ffff), Medium Spring Green (#00fa9a), Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc).
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What is the hex code for dark turquoise?
#00ced1 — that is rgb(0, 206, 209) and hsl(181, 100%, 41%). In CSS you can also just write darkturquoise.
Is dark turquoise text readable on white?
Its contrast ratio on white is 1.95 : 1, which fails WCAG — use it for decoration or on a dark background instead.
What colors go well with dark turquoise?
Its complementary color is #d10300; analogous colors #00d16c and #0065d1 sit next to it on the color wheel.