Turquoise colour
A bright blue-green named after the gemstone. Fresh and tropical, it evokes water and is widely used in summer and coastal designs.
Turquoise colour codes
Complementary palette
Triad palette
Monochromatic palette
Lighter tints
Darker shades
About turquoise
A bright blue-green named after the gemstone. Fresh and tropical, it evokes water and is widely used in summer and coastal designs. The value shown here (#40E0D0) is a widely used representation — descriptive colour names like this cover a small range rather than one fixed code, so feel free to nudge it in the colour picker to suit your project.
Palettes that work with turquoise
The complementary colour (#E04050) sits opposite turquoise on the wheel for high contrast, while the triad spreads three balanced hues. For subtle, layered designs the monochromatic set keeps the same hue at different lightness. All are generated automatically above — click any swatch to copy.
Using turquoise in your design
For CSS, paste #40E0D0 or the oklch(0.82 0.13 185) value, or download the ready-made turquoise.css file above — it includes a full 50–950 token scale. Always check contrast before using turquoise behind text.