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#40D5CC

#40d5cc ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40d5cc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 83.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.23% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 176.38°, with 63.95% saturation and 54.31% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 1.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5304

Complementary

  1. #40d5cc
  2. #d54049

Split complementary

  1. #40d5cc
  2. #d54093
  3. #d58140

Analogous

  1. #40d581
  2. #40d5cc
  3. #4093d5

Triadic

  1. #40d5cc
  2. #cc40d5
  3. #d5cc40

Tetradic

  1. #40d5cc
  2. #4049d5
  3. #d54049
  4. #d5cc40

Square

  1. #40d5cc
  2. #8140d5
  3. #d54049
  4. #93d540

Monochromatic

  1. #166661
  2. #24a49d
  3. #40d5cc
  4. #7fe3dd
  5. #bdf1ed

Shades

#40d5cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40d5cc
  2. #3ac0b8
  3. #33aaa3
  4. #2d958f
  5. #26807a
  6. #206b66
  7. #1a5552
  8. #13403d
  9. #0d2b29
  10. #061514
  11. #000000

Tints

#40d5cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40d5cc
  2. #53d9d1
  3. #66ddd6
  4. #79e2db
  5. #8ce6e0
  6. #a0eae6
  7. #b3eeeb
  8. #c6f2f0
  9. #d9f7f5
  10. #ecfbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40d5cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40d5cc
  2. #46cdc4
  3. #4dc4bd
  4. #53bcb5
  5. #5ab3ae
  6. #60aba6
  7. #66a29e
  8. #6d9a97
  9. #73918f
  10. #7a8988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc9c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9cacc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bacd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dad2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4cecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93c5cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d8d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40d5cc {
  color: #40d5cc;
}
Background
.bg-40d5cc {
  background-color: #40d5cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40d5cc {
  border: 2px solid #40d5cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40d5cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 213 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 64% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40d5cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40d5cc, #4093d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40d5cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 213 204 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 1.75 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.33 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.92 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.49 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.53 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.19 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.83 #bf2a33 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#40d5cc  rgb(64, 213, 204)  hsl(176, 64%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#d54049  rgb(213, 64, 73)  hsl(356, 64%, 54%)  Crimson
#cc40d5  rgb(204, 64, 213)  hsl(296, 64%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#d5cc40  rgb(213, 204, 64)  hsl(56, 64%, 54%)  Citrine