Types of Turquoise with Hex and RGB Decimal Codes

Choose the right turquoise color to evoke mood and emotion

Turquoise is a combination of blue and green. For illustrators and designers, turquoise is a color that evokes a subtle variety of emotions and moods, from the lighter shades that evoke a sweet, pleasant feel to the darker shades that shift to teal and exude a vibrant sophistication.

Turquoise has a healing and protective connotation, conjuring up images of oceans and seas. Due to its calming properties, the color turquoise is often used to decorate medical facilities, especially those where patients with mental illness are treated.

A Brief History of Turquoise

The name for turquoise comes from the gemstone that shares its hue. The word turquoise comes from Turkey, the country that first exported the blue-green stone to Europe.

In ancient times, turquoise was a mineral highly valued for its beautiful color. The stone has been associated with spiritual and religious beliefs throughout history. It was used in the Middle East to decorate domed buildings such as mosques. The Native Americans of the American Southwest mastered the art of turquoise jewelry. The stone is often combined with silver for a striking look.

Turquoise varieties and color codes

Here are some of the many shades of turquoise used in the design, along with their RGB and Hex color codes.

Turquoise

The combination of blue and green, turquoise tones have the same soothing effects as these colors. Like the mineral itself, the shades of turquoise range from nearly blue to deep green. SVG color keyword turquoise creates that color.

• Hex #40E0D0

• RGB 64.224.208

light turquoise

Pale Teal (Keyword SVG Color) pale turquoise ) is a watery blue with a soothing tone.

• Hex #AEEEEEE

• RGB 174.238,238

Medium turquoise

Medium Turquoise (Keyword SVG Color medium turquoise ) is reminiscent of the retro style of the 50s and 60s.

• Hex #48D1CC

• RGB 72 209 204

dark turquoise

Dark turquoise has a medium blue-green. The SVG color keyword is dark turquoise †

• Hex#00CED1

• RGB 0.206.209

turquoise blue

Despite the name, this shade of turquoise has a slightly more vibrant green than blue.

• Hex#00C78C

• RGB 0,199,140

manganese blue

Slightly bluer than Turquoise Blue, a manganese blue between turquoise and turquoise.

• Hex #03A89E

• RGB 3 168 158

Blue (Aqua)

SVG color keywords aqua And cyan give a blue-green color. Cyan is also one of the printing inks in CMYK or 4-color printing.

• Hex#00FFFF

• RGB 0.255.255

light blue

SVG keyword light cyan creates this light blue-green color.

• Hex#E0FFFF

• RGB 224.255.255

dark blue

SVG color keyword dark cyan is a blue-green color close to turquoise.

• Hex #008B8B

• RGB 0,139,139

Aquamarine

SVG color keyword aquamarine is a blue-green color that is a little less vibrant than plain old aqua.

• Hex#7FFFD4

• RGB 127 255 212

Medium Aquamarine

SVG keyword medium aquamarine gives you this blue-green that tends to the green side.

• Hex #66CDAA

• RGB 102 205 170

light green

Slightly bluer than other sea green colors, light green (keyword SVG color) light sea green ) is somewhere between medium turquoise and manganese blue.

• Hex#20B2AA

• RGB 32 178 170

green Blue

Teal (SVG color keyword green Blue ) is a darker, slightly more complex shade of turquoise, almost dark blue.

• Hex #008080

• RGB 0,128,128