3845 — Bright Turquoise medium
Teals family#009BBE
Below: DMC 3845 (Bright Turquoise medium), a medium-dark, highly saturated teal shade with hex #009BBE and RGB 0, 155, 190. Find its closest Gentle Art Sampler, Valdani, and Crescent Colors matches ranked by visual similarity, plus 8 similar DMC shades and a full set of color harmony picks.
About DMC 3845
DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss (Mouliné Spécial)
- Also sold as
- Turquoise
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
- Strands
- 6 strands
- Sold as
- 8 m skein
Brand Equivalents for DMC 3845
The five closest matches in each brand, ranked by CIEDE2000 perceptual color difference.
Anchor
Madeira
J&P Coates
Sullivans
Classic Colorworks
Weeks Dye Works
Gentle Art Sampler
Valdani
Crescent Colors
Closest match to DMC 3845 in 67 more brands
The single nearest shade in every other palette we hold, from needlepoint silks and wools to fuse beads and yarn. Match quality is perceptual color distance: 93% and up is hard to tell apart, under 75% is a visible shift.
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Yarn for crochet & knitting
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Similar DMC Colors to 3845
Closest DMC threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.
Working with DMC 3845
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first.
DMC 3845 (Bright Turquoise medium) is vivid enough to carry a focal point; use it sparingly for accents so it stays the star rather than competing across the whole piece.
DMC 3845 in other DMC lines
DMC reuses base numbers across its specialty lines, so the same shade can exist as a satin, a metallic, or a sparkle floss under a prefixed code. Here is where Bright Turquoise medium turns up.
DMC 3845 is a Mouliné Spécial-only number: there is no Satin, Light Effects, or Étoile version of this shade. For a sheen or sparkle in the same tone, blend one strand of the nearest metallic with two strands of DMC 3845.
Diamond painting: the same number is sold as a drill — Diamond Dotz D3845, Diamond Drills USA DMC3845. A kit legend or drill bag marked 3845 means this color. See the diamond painting DMC chart for every code with drill availability.
Color Harmonies for DMC 3845
DMC threads that pair well with 3845, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.
Teals Family
DMC3845 in context with nearby shades from the teals color family.
About DMC 3845
Bright Turquoise medium (catalog code DMC 3845) is a medium-dark, highly saturated shade from the teals family. The strong and rich mood of this color makes it a natural fit for tropical motifs and cool accents. Expect to see it used in nature themes and ocean waves across many cross-stitch charts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What color is DMC 3845?
DMC 3845 is called Bright Turquoise medium. It's a medium-dark teal shade (hex #009BBE, RGB 0, 155, 190) in the teals family, commonly used for turtle designs, mermaid motifs, and similar motifs.
What's the closest Anchor match for DMC 3845?
The closest Anchor match for DMC 3845 (Bright Turquoise medium) is Anchor 1089 (Electric Blue Medium) with a 61% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 168 (Blue Green Medium, 55%) and Anchor 1064 (Teal Medium Light, 53%).
What's a good substitute for DMC 3845?
The closest DMC threads to 3845 are 3766 Peacock Blue light (ΔE 5.36), 3846 Bright Turquoise light (ΔE 6.09), and 3844 Bright Turquoise dark (ΔE 6.56). These are useful substitutes when 3845 is unavailable or for building gradients.
What projects use DMC 3845?
Cross-stitchers pull DMC 3845 (Bright Turquoise medium) for charts featuring turtle designs, mermaid motifs, sea glass tones, tidepool patterns. The medium-dark tone reads cleanly on its own and slots into multi-color palettes — see the color harmonies below for pairing ideas.
What fabric color works best with DMC 3845 (Bright Turquoise medium)?
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first. For reference, 3845 has a contrast ratio of about 3.3:1 on white fabric and 6.4:1 on black. As a cool shade, its cool cast recedes visually — useful for backgrounds, shadows, water and sky, and calm, restful palettes.
Is there a metallic or satin version of DMC 3845?
No. DMC 3845 (Bright Turquoise medium) exists only as Mouliné Spécial six-strand cotton — there is no Satin, Light Effects, or Étoile code for it. For a matching shine, blend one strand of the nearest Light Effects color with two strands of the cotton.
What is the diamond painting drill code for DMC 3845?
Diamond Dotz D3845 and Diamond Drills USA DMC3845 carry the same number. Diamond painting adopted DMC's numbering, so a kit legend or drill bag marked 3845 is this color regardless of drill brand — though each manufacturer dyes to the reference in its own batches, so avoid mixing brands inside one large block.
Which other thread brands come closest to DMC 3845?
Outside the main floss brands, the nearest shades we hold are Appleton 483 Kingfisher (99%), Gamma 5167 т.голубой (96%), Rainbow Gallery S866 Aqua (96%). Percentages are perceptual color distance between the two swatches; anything above about 93% is hard to tell apart on fabric.