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#40D8EA

#40d8ea ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40d8ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.65% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 186.35°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 6.34.

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Relative luminance0.5614

Complementary

  1. #40d8ea
  2. #ea5240

Split complementary

  1. #40d8ea
  2. #ea4083
  3. #eaa740

Analogous

  1. #40eaa7
  2. #40d8ea
  3. #4083ea

Triadic

  1. #40d8ea
  2. #ea40d8
  3. #d8ea40

Tetradic

  1. #40d8ea
  2. #5240ea
  3. #ea5240
  4. #d8ea40

Square

  1. #40d8ea
  2. #a740ea
  3. #ea5240
  4. #83ea40

Monochromatic

  1. #0e7683
  2. #16b5c8
  3. #40d8ea
  4. #85e6f2
  5. #caf4f9

Shades

#40d8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40d8ea
  2. #3ac2d3
  3. #33adbb
  4. #2d97a4
  5. #26828c
  6. #206c75
  7. #1a565e
  8. #134146
  9. #0d2b2f
  10. #061617
  11. #000000

Tints

#40d8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40d8ea
  2. #53dcec
  3. #66e0ee
  4. #79e4f0
  5. #8ce8f2
  6. #a0ecf5
  7. #b3eff7
  8. #c6f3f9
  9. #d9f7fb
  10. #ecfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40d8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40d8ea
  2. #46cfdf
  3. #4dc6d5
  4. #53beca
  5. #5ab5c0
  6. #60acb5
  7. #66a3aa
  8. #6d9aa0
  9. #739295
  10. #7a898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1cdd5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d0eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aebeea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e1dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1d3eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fc9ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dee2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40d8ea {
  color: #40d8ea;
}
Background
.bg-40d8ea {
  background-color: #40d8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40d8ea {
  border: 2px solid #40d8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40d8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 216 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40d8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40d8ea, #4083ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40d8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 216 234 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.34 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.47 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.05 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.54 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.47 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.87 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 10.46 #bf2715 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#40d8ea  rgb(64, 216, 234)  hsl(186, 80%, 58%)  Dark Turquoise
#ea5240  rgb(234, 82, 64)  hsl(6, 80%, 58%)  Cinnabar
#ea40d8  rgb(234, 64, 216)  hsl(306, 80%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#d8ea40  rgb(216, 234, 64)  hsl(66, 80%, 58%)  Pear