Colour

#40BFC0

#40BFC0
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#40BFC0 is a cyan with RGB values 64, 191, 192 and HSL 180°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#40BFC0#40BFC0

HEX#40BFC0

RGBrgb(64, 191, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.749, 0.7529

RGB percentages25.1%, 74.9%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(180.5, 50.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180.5, 66.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK66.7%, 0.5%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,243,392

CSS custom property--colour: #40BFC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#BF403F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3B6C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FA8C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00C5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 7.4 Light seagreen · ΔE 7.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.3 Turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C04140

Analogous#40C081, #407FC0

Triadic#C040BF, #BFC040

Split complementary#C0407F, #C08140

Tetradic#8140C0, #C04140, #7FC040

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D9F2F3

Lighter +30%#B3E6E6

Lighter +20%#8DD9D9

Lighter +10%#66CCCD

Darker −10%#33999A

Darker −20%#267374

Darker −30%#1A4D4D

Darker −40%#0D2727

More saturated +25%#20DEE0

Less saturated −25%#60A0A0

Channel breakdown

R64

G191

B192

Red64 (25.1%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue180.47°

Saturation (HSL)50.39%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 40 · G BF · B C0

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Colour values

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