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Colour

#40E2CC

  • #40E2CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#40E2CC is a cyan with RGB values 64, 226, 204 and HSL 172°, 74%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#40E2CC#40E2CC
HEX#40E2CC
RGBrgb(64, 226, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.8863, 0.8
RGB percentages25.1%, 88.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(171.9, 73.6%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 71.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK71.7%, 0%, 9.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,252,364
CSS custom property--colour: #40E2CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#BF1D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8D5CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1C4CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00E6DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 3.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.6Aquamarine · ΔE 15Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.1Aqua · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 3.46, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E24056
Analogous#40E27B, #40A7E2
Triadic#CC40E2, #E2CC40
Split complementary#E240A7, #E27B40
Tetradic#7B40E2, #E24056, #A7E240

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FDFB
Lighter +30%#C5F6EF
Lighter +20%#99EFE4
Lighter +10%#6CE9D8
Darker −10%#20CFB8
Darker −20%#19A390
Darker −30%#127769
Darker −40%#0B4B42
More saturated +25%#25FEE0
Less saturated −25%#5CC6B8

Channel breakdown

R64
G226
B204
Red64 (25.1%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue171.85°
Saturation (HSL)73.64%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G E2 · B CC

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