#40E0D0Turquoise is a rich, strongly saturated, mid-toned cool cyan (#40E0D0).
At hue 174° with 72% saturation, turquoise lands firmly in the cyan family — a cool color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with clarity, freshness and technology, which makes turquoise a natural fit for tech interfaces, healthcare and water- or air-related themes.
Turquoise is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on turquoise hits 12.79:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.64:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of turquoise sits at 354° — #E03E4E, close to crimson — 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 turquoise in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from turquoise's position on the color wheel (hue 174°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix turquoise 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 turquoise 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 Turquoise | 1.64:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Turquoise | 12.79:1 | AAA | AAA |
#8587D4#7C70D5#48D7D8Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword turquoise directly.
:root {
--turquoise: #40E0D0;
--turquoise-rgb: 64, 224, 208;
--turquoise-tint: #96EEE5;
--turquoise-shade: #237B72;
}
.btn-turquoise {
background: var(--turquoise);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'turquoise': {
DEFAULT: '#40E0D0',
light: '#96EEE5',
dark: '#237B72',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.