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#40D4DC

#40d4dc ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40d4dc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 83.14% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.91% cyan, 3.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 183.08°, with 69.03% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 3.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5334

Complementary

  1. #40d4dc
  2. #dc4840

Split complementary

  1. #40d4dc
  2. #dc4086
  3. #dc9640

Analogous

  1. #40dc96
  2. #40d4dc
  3. #4086dc

Triadic

  1. #40d4dc
  2. #dc40d4
  3. #d4dc40

Tetradic

  1. #40d4dc
  2. #4840dc
  3. #dc4840
  4. #d4dc40

Square

  1. #40d4dc
  2. #9640dc
  3. #dc4840
  4. #86dc40

Monochromatic

  1. #146a6f
  2. #20a8af
  3. #40d4dc
  4. #81e3e8
  5. #c1f1f4

Shades

#40d4dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40d4dc
  2. #3abfc6
  3. #33aab0
  4. #2d949a
  5. #267f84
  6. #206a6e
  7. #1a5558
  8. #134042
  9. #0d2a2c
  10. #061516
  11. #000000

Tints

#40d4dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40d4dc
  2. #53d8e0
  3. #66dde3
  4. #79e1e7
  5. #8ce5ea
  6. #a0eaee
  7. #b3eef1
  8. #c6f2f5
  9. #d9f6f8
  10. #ecfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40d4dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40d4dc
  2. #46ccd3
  3. #4dc3ca
  4. #53bbc0
  5. #5ab2b7
  6. #60aaae
  7. #66a2a5
  8. #6d999c
  9. #739192
  10. #7a8889
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec9cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4cbdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aebadd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dcd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0cedc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fc5dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d9d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40d4dc {
  color: #40d4dc;
}
Background
.bg-40d4dc {
  background-color: #40d4dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40d4dc {
  border: 2px solid #40d4dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40d4dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 212 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40d4dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40d4dc, #4086dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40d4dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 212 220 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.13 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.17 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.59 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.87 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.62 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.63 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.84 #bf2b23 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#40d4dc  rgb(64, 212, 220)  hsl(183, 69%, 56%)  Dark Turquoise
#dc4840  rgb(220, 72, 64)  hsl(3, 69%, 56%)  Cinnabar
#dc40d4  rgb(220, 64, 212)  hsl(303, 69%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#d4dc40  rgb(212, 220, 64)  hsl(63, 69%, 56%)  Pear