#00CED1Darkturquoise is a vivid, fully saturated, dark cool cyan (#00CED1).
Darkturquoise is a dark, vivid, fully saturated take on cyan. Colors in this range are commonly associated with clarity, freshness and technology, which makes darkturquoise a natural fit for tech interfaces, healthcare and water- or air-related themes.
Darkturquoise is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on darkturquoise hits 10.75:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.95:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of darkturquoise sits at 1° — #D10300, close to red — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for darkturquoise in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from darkturquoise's position on the color wheel (hue 181°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix darkturquoise toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how darkturquoise performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Darkturquoise | 1.95:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Darkturquoise | 10.75:1 | AAA | AAA |
#595BD0#4D3ED0#0AD0D0Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword darkturquoise directly.
:root {
--darkturquoise: #00CED1;
--darkturquoise-rgb: 0, 206, 209;
--darkturquoise-tint: #73E4E6;
--darkturquoise-shade: #007173;
}
.btn-darkturquoise {
background: var(--darkturquoise);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'darkturquoise': {
DEFAULT: '#00CED1',
light: '#73E4E6',
dark: '#007173',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.