Dark Turquoise

About Dark Turquoise

Dark Turquoise is the hex color #00CED1, which translates to rgb(0, 206, 209) in RGB and hsl(181, 100%, 41%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 181 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 41 percent. That combination gives Dark Turquoise a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Dark Turquoise compares

Dark Turquoise is exactly the CSS keyword darkturquoise, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is cyan-300 (#53EAFD), at a distance of 14.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Medium Turquoise at 6.0. Sorted by lightness, Dark Turquoise is number 6 of the 18 cyan colors here.

Text on Dark Turquoise

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Dark Turquoise, led by Ink black at 9.80:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Dark Turquoise already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Dark Turquoise

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Dark Turquoise for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.