December's birthstone is turquoise, a bright blue-green tied to protection and good fortune.
Turquoise is a vivid, opaque blue-green, one of the oldest known ornamental stones. Its color is so distinctive it became a color name of its own.
Across many cultures turquoise is a protective stone, worn as a talisman for safety and luck. Its lively hue brings a fresh, grounding energy to a palette.
The palette
The colors
Colors that have their own encyclopedia page link to it; the rest show their exact hex.