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#40cea2 color: Mint Jelly

#40cea2 is rgb(64, 206, 162) in RGB and oklch(76.512% 0.1363 168.01) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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161°
100%

76.5%
0.136
168°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #40cea2

#40cea2 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.5% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.57:1, 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: #40cea2 mixed with white

  1. 40cea2
  2. 5dd3ab
  3. 74d8b4
  4. 88ddbd
  5. 9be2c6
  6. ade7d0
  7. beecd9
  8. cff1e2
  9. dff6ec
  10. effaf5

Darker: #40cea2 mixed with black

  1. 40cea2
  2. 36b38c
  3. 2d9877
  4. 247f63
  5. 1b664f
  6. 134e3c
  7. 0b382a
  8. 052319
  9. 010f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #40cea2 with less saturation

  1. 40cea2
  2. 54cca4
  3. 64c9a5
  4. 71c6a7
  5. 7dc4a9
  6. 88c1aa
  7. 91beac
  8. 9abcae
  9. a3b9af
  10. abb6b1

Questions about #40cea2

What color is #40cea2?

#40cea2 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(64, 206, 162), in HSL hsl(161.41, 59.17%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.512% 0.1363 168.01).

What colors go well with #40cea2?

The complementary color of #40cea2 is #f28dc2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #86c76f and #00ccd2. The triadic partners are #afa4ff and #f89662.

Is white or black text more readable on #40cea2?

Black text reads better on #40cea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #40cea2 a warm or cool color?

#40cea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 76.5% and its chroma 0.136.