Dark Turquoise (#00CED1)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.95:1 — vs black: 10.75:1

Color values

  • HEX #00CED1
  • RGB rgb(0, 206, 209)
  • HSL hsl(180, 100%, 41%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 1, 0, 18 )
  • Websafe #00CCCC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #00CED1 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Turquoise
#00CED1 Base
#D10300
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Turquoise
#00CED1 Base
#00D16B
#0066D1
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Turquoise
#00CED1 Base
#D100CE
#CED100
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Turquoise
#00CED1 Base
#D10066
#D16B00
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Turquoise
#00CED1 Base
#6B00D1
#D10300
#66D100
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Turquoise
#00CED1 Base
#003738
#008385
#00A6A8
#00F6FA
#1FFCFF
#6BFDFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Turquoise, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#00191A
#003D3E
#006163
#008688
#00AAAC
Dark Turquoise #00CED1 Base
#09FBFF
#40FCFF
#77FDFF
#AEFEFF
#E6FFFF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #00CED1. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #00CED1;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #00CED1;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #00CED1;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #00CED1,
        #D10300
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #00CED1,
        #D10300
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-turquoise: #00CED1;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-turquoise-r: 0;
$dark-turquoise-g: 206;
$dark-turquoise-b: 209;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-turquoise;
    color: rgba($dark-turquoise-r, $dark-turquoise-g, $dark-turquoise-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Turquoise appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #00CED1 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B1B1D3 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #C4C4D1 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #00CECE Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B9B9B9 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Turquoise ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Turquoise #00CED1 Base
Robin Egg Blue #00CCCC ΔE 1.17
Robin's Egg Blue #1FCECB ΔE 2.03
Medium Turquoise #48D1CC ΔE 3.22
Turquoise #30D5C8 ΔE 5.62

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.