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#40D8CD

#40d8cd ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40d8cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 84.71% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 175.66°, with 66.09% saturation and 54.9% 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5461

Complementary

  1. #40d8cd
  2. #d8404b

Split complementary

  1. #40d8cd
  2. #d84097
  3. #d88140

Analogous

  1. #40d881
  2. #40d8cd
  3. #4097d8

Triadic

  1. #40d8cd
  2. #cd40d8
  3. #d8cd40

Tetradic

  1. #40d8cd
  2. #404bd8
  3. #d8404b
  4. #d8cd40

Square

  1. #40d8cd
  2. #8140d8
  3. #d8404b
  4. #97d840

Monochromatic

  1. #166963
  2. #23a99f
  3. #40d8cd
  4. #80e5de
  5. #bff2ee

Shades

#40d8cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40d8cd
  2. #3ac2b9
  3. #33ada4
  4. #2d9790
  5. #26827b
  6. #206c67
  7. #1a5652
  8. #13413e
  9. #0d2b29
  10. #061615
  11. #000000

Tints

#40d8cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40d8cd
  2. #53dcd2
  3. #66e0d7
  4. #79e4dc
  5. #8ce8e1
  6. #a0ece6
  7. #b3efeb
  8. #c6f3f0
  9. #d9f7f5
  10. #ecfbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40d8cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40d8cd
  2. #46cfc5
  3. #4dc6be
  4. #53beb6
  5. #5ab5ae
  6. #60aca7
  7. #66a39f
  8. #6d9a97
  9. #73928f
  10. #7a8988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fccc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bcce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ddd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6d1cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96c8ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dbd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40d8cd {
  color: #40d8cd;
}
Background
.bg-40d8cd {
  background-color: #40d8cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40d8cd {
  border: 2px solid #40d8cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40d8cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 216 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 66% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40d8cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40d8cd, #4097d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40d8cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 216 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.38 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.66 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.89 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.80 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.34 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.96 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.61 #bf2732 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#40d8cd  rgb(64, 216, 205)  hsl(176, 66%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d8404b  rgb(216, 64, 75)  hsl(356, 66%, 55%)  Amaranth
#cd40d8  rgb(205, 64, 216)  hsl(296, 66%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#d8cd40  rgb(216, 205, 64)  hsl(56, 66%, 55%)  Citrine