What color is Dark Turquoise?
Dark turquoise is a rich blue-green with a cool, clear tone, hex #00CED1, close to the color of shallow tropical seawater. It reads brighter than teal and has more green in it than a typical blue, giving it a sharp, clean look.
What is the meaning of the color Dark Turquoise?
The name turquoise comes from the French pierre turquoise, meaning Turkish stone, referring to the blue-green gemstone traded through Turkey into Europe as early as the 13th century. The color entered English use by the 16th century, closely tied to the gem prized in Ottoman and Persian jewelry. Its vivid, saturated form became a signature of mid-20th century American design, appearing in the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air color palette as one of the era’s defining automotive shades. Crayola standardized the name Dark turquoise in its color range, helping fix this deeper, cooler variant as distinct from lighter aqua tones.
What colors go with Dark Turquoise?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #00CED1 |
color: #00CED1;
|
| RGB | 0, 206, 209 |
color: rgb(0, 206, 209);
|
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 81%, 82% |
color: rgb(0%, 81%, 82%);
|
| CMYK | 100%, 1%, 0%, 18% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 181°, 100%, 41% |
color: hsl(181, 100%, 41%);
|
| HSV | 181°, 100%, 82% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 33, -41, -1 |
color: lab(33% -41 -1);
|
| Decimal | 52945 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.dark-turquoise {
color: #00CED1;
}
$dark-turquoise: #00CED1;
rgb(0, 206, 209)