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Recognised as Colour

#40CC9D

  • #40CC9D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#40CC9D is a cyan with RGB values 64, 204, 157 and HSL 160°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#40CC9D#40CC9D
HEX#40CC9D
RGBrgb(64, 204, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.8, 0.6157
RGB percentages25.1%, 80%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(159.9, 57.9%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.9, 68.6%, 80%)
CMYK68.6%, 0%, 23%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,246,685
CSS custom property--colour: #40CC9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#BF3362

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7BE9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5B0A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.5Aquamarine · ΔE 18.5Turquoise · ΔE 18.7Light seagreen · ΔE 23.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC406F
Analogous#40CC57, #40B5CC
Triadic#9D40CC, #CC9D40
Split complementary#CC40B5, #CC5740
Tetradic#5740CC, #CC406F, #B5CC40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F7F0
Lighter +30%#B9ECDB
Lighter +20%#91E1C6
Lighter +10%#68D7B2
Darker −10%#2EAB81
Darker −20%#238363
Darker −30%#185B44
Darker −40%#0D3326
More saturated +25%#22EAA7
Less saturated −25%#5EAE93

Channel breakdown

R64
G204
B157
Red64 (25.1%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue159.86°
Saturation (HSL)57.85%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G CC · B 9D

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