Dark Turquoise

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 10.75:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#00CED1sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(0, 206, 209)screen channels

HSLhsl(181, 100%, 41%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(100%, 1%, 0%, 18%)approximate process color

Tailwindteal-400nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.95:1

Black textAAA10.75:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#1D4344

#218587

#00CED1

#83DDDF

#C2ECEC

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#00D16C

#00CED1

#0065D1

Triadic

#00CED1

#D100CE

#CED100

Complement

#00CED1

#D10300

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-dark-turquoise: #00CED1;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-dark-turquoise);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue199°

Lightness75 L*

Chroma42.3

Luminance0.487