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#40A596

#40a596 ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#40a596 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 64.71% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.09% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 171.09°, with 44.1% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.302

Complementary

  1. #40a596
  2. #a5404f

Split complementary

  1. #40a596
  2. #a54081
  3. #a56340

Analogous

  1. #40a563
  2. #40a596
  3. #4081a5

Triadic

  1. #40a596
  2. #9640a5
  3. #a59640

Tetradic

  1. #40a596
  2. #404fa5
  3. #a5404f
  4. #a59640

Square

  1. #40a596
  2. #6340a5
  3. #a5404f
  4. #81a540

Monochromatic

  1. #153732
  2. #2b6e64
  3. #40a596
  4. #6cc6b8
  5. #a3dbd3

Shades

#40a596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40a596
  2. #3a9587
  3. #338478
  4. #2d7469
  5. #26635a
  6. #20534b
  7. #1a423c
  8. #13322d
  9. #0d211e
  10. #06110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#40a596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40a596
  2. #53aea1
  3. #66b7ab
  4. #79c0b6
  5. #8cc9c0
  6. #a0d2cb
  7. #b3dbd5
  8. #c6e4e0
  9. #d9edea
  10. #ecf6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40a596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40a596
  2. #46a194
  3. #4d9e92
  4. #539a8f
  5. #5a968d
  6. #60938b
  7. #668f89
  8. #6d8b87
  9. #738784
  10. #7a8482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9c96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9c95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9197 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a8a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83a096 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #779997 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #18a79c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40a596 {
  color: #40a596;
}
Background
.bg-40a596 {
  background-color: #40a596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40a596 {
  border: 2px solid #40a596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40a596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 165 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 171 44% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40a596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40a596, #4081a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40a596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 165 150 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.01 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.05 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 5.80 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.83 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.51 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.41 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.21 #bf5a69 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Persian Green
#40a596  rgb(64, 165, 150)  hsl(171, 44%, 45%)  Persian Green
#a5404f  rgb(165, 64, 79)  hsl(351, 44%, 45%)  Cordovan
#9640a5  rgb(150, 64, 165)  hsl(291, 44%, 45%)  Purpureus
#a59640  rgb(165, 150, 64)  hsl(51, 44%, 45%)  Brass