About Medium Turquoise
Medium Turquoise (mediumturquoise) is a medium, vivid cyan with the hex code #48d1cc, or rgb(72, 209, 204). In HSL it sits at a hue of 178°, 60% saturation and 55% lightness. It is one of the 148 named colors every browser understands, so you can write color: mediumturquoise; instead of the hex value.
Using Medium Turquoise for text and backgrounds
| Pairing | Contrast ratio | WCAG |
|---|---|---|
| Medium Turquoise text on white | 1.86 : 1 | fails |
| Medium Turquoise text on black | 11.27 : 1 | AAA |
On a medium turquoise background, use black text (11.27 : 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: mediumturquoise; /* or #48d1cc */
background-color: #48d1cc;
border: 1px solid rgb(72 209 204 / 50%);
}Similar named colors
Turquoise (#40e0d0), Medium Aquamarine (#66cdaa), Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), Sky Blue (#87ceeb), Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), Aquamarine (#7fffd4).
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What is the hex code for medium turquoise?
#48d1cc — that is rgb(72, 209, 204) and hsl(178, 60%, 55%). In CSS you can also just write mediumturquoise.
Is medium turquoise text readable on white?
Its contrast ratio on white is 1.86 : 1, which fails WCAG — use it for decoration or on a dark background instead.
What colors go well with medium turquoise?
Its complementary color is #d1474c; analogous colors #47d188 and #4791d1 sit next to it on the color wheel.