Dark Turquoise is a light bright shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Cyan, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Dark Turquoise is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Turquoise is #00CED1.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Turquoise has 0%% Red, 81% Green, and 82% Blue.
Dark Turquoise has 181° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 82% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Turquoise has 181° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 41% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Turquoise has 100% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow, and 18% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#00CED1 |
|
RGB |
(0, 206, 209) |
(0%, 81%, 82%) |
HSV |
(181°, 100, 82) |
(50%, 100%, 82%) |
HSL |
(181°, 100, 41) |
(50%, 100%, 41%) |
CMYK |
(100, 1, 0, 18) |
(100%, 1%, 0%, 18%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Turquoise is 49%, which is medium high.
Dark Turquoise has a higher contrast with black than white.
Dark Turquoise and black have a 10.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Dark Turquoise and white have a 2.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
49% |
AAA (10.7) |
insufficient (2.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Turquoise paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Blue, 80% Cyan, 18% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
2%
Cyan
80%
Magenta
0%
Black
18%
White
0%
To mix Dark Turquoise paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 81% Cyan, 1% Magenta, 18% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
81%
Magenta
1%
Yellow
0%
Black
18%
White
0%
Colors similar to Dark Turquoise are: Aqua Blue, Caribbean Green, Bright Sky Blue, Topaz, and ArtyClick Sky Blue. Aqua Blue is more blue and lighter than Dark Turquoise. Caribbean Green is more green and darker than Dark Turquoise. Bright Sky Blue is more blue than Dark Turquoise. Topaz is more green and paler and darker than Dark Turquoise. ArtyClick Sky Blue is more blue and darker than Dark Turquoise.