{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"teal-vs-turquoise","type":"curated","name":"Teal vs Turquoise","verdict":"Teal and Turquoise are strongly different colors. Turquoise is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 2.91:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Teal and Turquoise are different cyan colors with HEX values #008080 and #40E0D0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 140.4, their contrast ratio is 2.91:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":140.4,"contrastRatio":2.91,"colors":[{"slug":"teal","name":"Teal","hex":"#008080","rgb":[0,128,128],"hsl":[180,100,25],"cmyk":[100,0,0,50],"family":"cyan","temperature":"cool","tone":["balanced","vibrant"],"luminance":0.17,"contrast":{"black":4.4,"white":4.77},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.77},"description":"Teal is #008080, a cool cyan color with balanced and vibrant character. Compared with Turquoise, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for healthcare, saas, and accent colors, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/teal/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/teal.json"},{"slug":"turquoise","name":"Turquoise","hex":"#40E0D0","rgb":[64,224,208],"hsl":[174,72,56],"cmyk":[71,0,7,12],"family":"cyan","temperature":"cool","tone":["bright","vibrant"],"luminance":0.5896,"contrast":{"black":12.79,"white":1.64},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":12.79},"description":"Turquoise is #40E0D0, a cool cyan color with bright and vibrant character. Compared with Teal, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for travel, summer palettes, and playful interfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/turquoise/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/turquoise.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":140.4,"contrastRatio":2.91,"hslDelta":{"hue":6,"saturation":28,"lightness":31},"luminanceDelta":0.4196,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["vibrant"],"lighterColor":"Turquoise","moreSaturatedColor":"Teal"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":2.91,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Teal","background":"#008080","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.77},{"color":"Turquoise","background":"#40E0D0","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":12.79}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Teal is better when the design needs balanced and vibrant cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008080.","chooseSecondWhen":"Turquoise is better when the design needs bright and vibrant cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #40E0D0.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/teal-vs-turquoise.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/teal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/turquoise.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/teal-vs-turquoise/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/teal-vs-turquoise.json"}