This box shows the colour turquoise.
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Turquoise is the colour 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 colour comparison chart
Name
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Colour
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HEX Code
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Red
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Green
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Blue
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Hue
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Sat
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Lum
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Pale Turquoise (web colour)
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#AFEEEE
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175
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238
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238
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180°
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26%
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93%
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Light Turquoise
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#AFE4DE
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175
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228
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222
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173°
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50%
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79%
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Turquoise Blue
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#00FFEF
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0
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255
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239
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176°
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100%
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50%
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Bright Turquoise
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#08E8DE
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8
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232
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222
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177°
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93%
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47%
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Turquoise(web color)
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#40E0D0
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64
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224
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208
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174°
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71%
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88%
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Medium Turquoise (web color)
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#48D1CC
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72
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209
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204
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178°
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66%
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82%
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Dark Turquoise (web color)
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#00CED1
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0
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206
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209
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181°
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100%
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82%
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Deep Turquoise
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#00DED1
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0
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206
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209
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176°
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100%
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87%
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A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name. |
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