Turquoise (#40e0d0) is a medium, strong cyan. It is a CSS named color, so you can use it in stylesheets as color: turquoise as well as by its hex code. In RGB it is rgb(64, 224, 208); in HSL, hsl(174, 72%, 56%).
| Hex | #40e0d0 |
|---|---|
| CSS name | turquoise |
| RGB | rgb(64, 224, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 72%, 56%) |
| CMYK | 71%, 0%, 7%, 12% |
| CSS example | color: #40e0d0; background-color: rgb(64, 224, 208); |
The hue stepped through seven lightness levels, each matched to the closest named or web-safe color — useful for backgrounds, borders, text and hover states that all belong to one family. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.
Complementary — maximum contrast, from opposite sides of the color wheel:
Analogous — neighbours on the wheel, naturally harmonious:
Triadic — three colors evenly spaced for balanced variety:
Tetradic — four colors at 90° intervals:
On a #40e0d0 background, black text gives the better contrast. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (AA), or 7:1 and 4.5:1 for AAA.
| Text color | Contrast ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text (#ffffff) | 1.64:1 | Fails | Fails |
| Black text (#000000) | 12.79:1 | AAA | AAA |
The CSS named colors closest to #40e0d0:
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