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#40E2C6

#40e2c6 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#40e2c6 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 88.63% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.39% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 169.63°, with 73.64% saturation and 56.86% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.5956

Complementary

  1. #40e2c6
  2. #e2405c

Split complementary

  1. #40e2c6
  2. #e240ad
  3. #e27540

Analogous

  1. #40e275
  2. #40e2c6
  3. #40ade2

Triadic

  1. #40e2c6
  2. #c640e2
  3. #e2c640

Tetradic

  1. #40e2c6
  2. #405ce2
  3. #e2405c
  4. #e2c640

Square

  1. #40e2c6
  2. #7540e2
  3. #e2405c
  4. #ade240

Monochromatic

  1. #127765
  2. #1cb99e
  3. #40e2c6
  4. #82ecda
  5. #c5f6ee

Shades

#40e2c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #40e2c6
  2. #3acbb2
  3. #33b59e
  4. #2d9e8b
  5. #268877
  6. #207163
  7. #1a5a4f
  8. #13443b
  9. #0d2d28
  10. #061714
  11. #000000

Tints

#40e2c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #40e2c6
  2. #53e5cc
  3. #66e8d1
  4. #79ebd7
  5. #8ceedd
  6. #a0f1e3
  7. #b3f3e8
  8. #c6f6ee
  9. #d9f9f4
  10. #ecfcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#40e2c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #40e2c6
  2. #46d8bf
  3. #4dceb8
  4. #53c5b1
  5. #5abbaa
  6. #60b1a3
  7. #66a79c
  8. #6d9d95
  9. #73948e
  10. #7a8a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5d4c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9d4c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c4c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0dac5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fd1c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e4d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-40e2c6 {
  color: #40e2c6;
}
Background
.bg-40e2c6 {
  background-color: #40e2c6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-40e2c6 {
  border: 2px solid #40e2c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #40e2c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 226 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 74% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-40e2c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40e2c6, #40ade2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-40e2c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 226 198 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.70 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.08 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.73 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.69 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.19 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.19 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.74 #bf1d39 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Turquoise
#40e2c6  rgb(64, 226, 198)  hsl(170, 74%, 57%)  Turquoise
#e2405c  rgb(226, 64, 92)  hsl(350, 74%, 57%)  Amaranth
#c640e2  rgb(198, 64, 226)  hsl(290, 74%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#e2c640  rgb(226, 198, 64)  hsl(50, 74%, 57%)  Old Gold