darkturquoise — #00CED1
#00CED1
rgb(0, 206, 209) · hsl(181, 100%, 41%) · CSS keyword darkturquoise
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| darkturquoise on white | 1.95:1 | — | — |
| darkturquoise on black | 10.75:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, darkturquoise takes black text: 10.75:1 against 1.95:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: darkturquoise;
color: #00ced1;
color: rgb(0 206 209);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to darkturquoise
- deepskyblue — #00BFFF
- lightseagreen — #20B2AA
- turquoise — #40E0D0
- mediumspringgreen — #00FA9A
- mediumturquoise — #48D1CC
- aqua — #00FFFF
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for darkturquoise?
The hex code for darkturquoise is #00CED1 — RGB 0, 206, 209.
Can I use darkturquoise for text?
Not on a white background. darkturquoise reaches only 1.95:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on darkturquoise be black or white?
Black — 10.75:1 against 1.95:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- darkviolet — #9400D3
- deeppink — #FF1493
- deepskyblue — #00BFFF
- dimgray — #696969
- dodgerblue — #1E90FF
- firebrick — #B22222
- floralwhite — #FFFAF0
- forestgreen — #228B22
- fuchsia — #FF00FF
- gainsboro — #DCDCDC
- ghostwhite — #F8F8FF
- gold — #FFD700
#00CED1 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference