Turquoise (color)

This box shows the color turquoise.

The turquoise gemstone is the namesake of the color.

Turquoise is the color of the gem turquoise. It is a slightly greenish shade of cyan. Turquoise is sometimes described as a mixture of pale blue and green. The name comes from the French word for Turkish.

Meaning of turquoise

• People who practise holistic medicine say that turquoise has a calming effect on patients. They use this color to treat patients prone to panic attacks or mania. To a lesser degree, mainstream psychiatric hospitals also use turquoise and other light shades of blue and green to calm patients by painting the walls in these colors.
• "The Turquoise" is slang for the waters of the Caribbean. In the sunlight these waters look turquoise because they are shallow.
• The color and gem stone represent Sagittarius.

Tones of turquoise color comparison chart

Name	Color	HEX Code	Red	Green	Blue	Hue	Sat	Lum
Pale Turquoise (web color)		#AFEEEE	175	238	238	180°	26%	93%
Light Turquoise		#AFE4DE	175	228	222	173°	50%	79%
Turquoise Blue		#00FFEF	0	255	239	176°	100%	50%
Bright Turquoise		#08E8DE	8	232	222	177°	93%	47%
Turquoise(web color)		#40E0D0	64	224	208	174°	71%	88%
Medium Turquoise (web color)		#48D1CC	72	209	204	178°	66%	82%
Dark Turquoise (web color)		#00CED1	0	206	209	181°	100%	82%
Deep Turquoise		#00DED1	0	206	209	176°	100%	87%

Related pages

• List of colors