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Turquoise color: #40e0d0

The Turquoise color code in every format, with shades, matching colors and ready palettes.

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174°
100%

OKLCH

82.2%
0.131
185°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • teal-300
  • Black 12%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text1.64:1 · Below AALc -32
Black text12.79:1 · AALc 76

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Questions about Turquoise

What is the hex code for Turquoise?

The hex code for Turquoise is #40e0d0. In RGB it is rgb(64 224 208), in HSL hsl(174 72.07% 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.233% 0.13074 185.089).

What colors go well with Turquoise?

Its complementary color is #ffa0b9. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #79de9f and #40dafa. Ready palettes with Turquoise are shown on this page.

Is Turquoise a warm or cool color?

Turquoise is a cool color with an OKLCH hue of 185 degrees.

What text color is readable on Turquoise?

Black text is more readable on Turquoise: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and black gives 12.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

About #40e0d0

#40e0d0 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 82.2% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 185°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 1.64:1 contrast and black text 12.79:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fresh Turquoise (#40e0d0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-300.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #40e0d0 mixed with white

  1. 40e0d0
  2. 60e3d5
  3. 78e7d9
  4. 8ceade
  5. 9fede3
  6. b1f0e7
  7. c1f4ec
  8. d1f7f1
  9. e1f9f5
  10. f0fcfa

Darker: #40e0d0 mixed with black

  1. 40e0d0
  2. 36c3b5
  3. 2da69a
  4. 248a80
  5. 1b7067
  6. 13564f
  7. 0b3e39
  8. 052723
  9. 011210
  10. 000202

Calmer: #40e0d0 with less saturation

  1. 40e0d0
  2. 59decf
  3. 6bdbce
  4. 7bd9cd
  5. 88d6cb
  6. 94d3ca
  7. 9fd0c9
  8. a9cec8
  9. b3cbc7
  10. bcc8c6