Colour
#40A8BE
- #40A8BE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#40A8BE is a cyan with RGB values 64, 168, 190 and HSL 190°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#40A8BE#40A8BE
HEX#40A8BE
RGBrgb(64, 168, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.6588, 0.7451
RGB percentages25.1%, 65.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(190.5, 49.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 66.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK66.3%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,237,502
CSS custom property--colour: #40A8BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#BF5741
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BE5640
Analogous#40BE95, #4069BE
Triadic#BE40A8, #A8BE40
Split complementary#BE4069, #BE9540
Tetradic#9540BE, #BE5640, #69BE40
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G168
B190
Red64 (25.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue190.48°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 40 · G A8 · B BE
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