Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Turquoise

Turquoise is a bright and vibrant cyan color with HEX #40E0D0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 64, 224, 208, HSL 174, 72%, 56%, cool temperature, and is useful for travel, summer palettes, and playful interfaces.

#40E0D0 cyan cool brightvibrant
HEX #40E0D0
RGB rgb(64, 224, 208)
HSL hsl(174 72% 56%)
CMYK cmyk(71, 0, 7, 12)
Luminance 0.5896
Contrast Black 12.79:1White 1.64:1

CSS Utilities

--color-turquoise: #40E0D0;
.bg-turquoise { background-color: #40E0D0; }
.text-turquoise { color: #40E0D0; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5896
Black text12.79:1AA Pass
White text1.64:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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}
WCAG
{
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    "#36454F"
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Harmonies
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Variants
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  "saturated": "#25F8E3",
  "desaturated": "#57C7BC",
  "pastel": "#B3EAE5",
  "neon": "#47FFED"
}
Pairings
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  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Turquoise Color

Turquoise sits in the cyan family with cool temperature and bright and vibrant visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include freshness, water, and energy, which makes it relevant for travel and beach brands. In design work, Turquoise is most useful for travel, summer palettes, and playful interfaces, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Cyan color familyBrowse named cyan colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Bright colorsFind colors with bright visual character.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Turquoise accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #40E0D0.Turquoise CSS utilitiesUse Turquoise in CSS variables and utility classes.#40E0D0 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Turquoise paletteOpen the generated palette based on Turquoise.Turquoise harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Turquoise against black and white text.

Black text12.79:1AA Pass
White text1.64:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Medium Turquoise#48D1CC
Aquamarine Blue#6BCAE2
Verdigris#43B3AE
Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA
Dark Turquoise#00CED1

Color Harmonies

#E03E4E#E03E4E
#3EE07F#3EE07F
#3E9FE0#3E9FE0
#CF3EE0#CF3EE0
#E0CF3E#E0CF3E
Open full Turquoise harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#8DECE3#8DECE3
#1BA799#1BA799
#25F8E3#25F8E3
#57C7BC#57C7BC
#B3EAE5#B3EAE5
#47FFED#47FFED

Pairings

Black#000000
#E03E4E#E03E4E
#3EE07F#3EE07F
#3E9FE0#3E9FE0
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5