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#40caa2 color: Mint Jelly

#40caa2 is rgb(64, 202, 162) in RGB and oklch(75.515% 0.13147 169.543) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

75.5%
0.131
170°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.19:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #40caa2

#40caa2 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.19:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Jelly (#45cea2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #40caa2 mixed with white

  1. 40caa2
  2. 5cd0ab
  3. 73d5b4
  4. 87dbbd
  5. 9ae0c6
  6. ace5d0
  7. bdebd9
  8. cef0e2
  9. dff5ec
  10. effaf5

Darker: #40caa2 mixed with black

  1. 40caa2
  2. 36af8c
  3. 2d9577
  4. 247c63
  5. 1b644f
  6. 134d3c
  7. 0b372a
  8. 052219
  9. 010f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #40caa2 with less saturation

  1. 40caa2
  2. 54c8a3
  3. 63c5a5
  4. 70c3a6
  5. 7bc0a7
  6. 85bea9
  7. 8fbbaa
  8. 98b8ab
  9. a0b5ad
  10. a8b2ae

Questions about #40caa2

What color is #40caa2?

#40caa2 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(64, 202, 162), in HSL hsl(162.61, 56.56%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.515% 0.13147 169.543).

What colors go well with #40caa2?

The complementary color of #40caa2 is #ed8bbc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #82c472 and #00c8d0. The triadic partners are #aea1fd and #f29560.

Is white or black text more readable on #40caa2?

Black text reads better on #40caa2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and black gives 10.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #40caa2 a warm or cool color?

#40caa2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.131.