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#40dbad color: Malted Mint Madness

#40dbad is rgb(64, 219, 173) in RGB and oklch(80.02% 0.14401 168.587) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

80%
0.144
169°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #40dbad

#40dbad is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.76:1 contrast and black text 11.95:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Malted Mint Madness (#11ddaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #40dbad mixed with white

  1. 40dbad
  2. 5edfb5
  3. 76e3bd
  4. 8be7c5
  5. 9eeacd
  6. afeed5
  7. c0f2de
  8. d0f5e6
  9. e0f8ee
  10. f0fcf7

Darker: #40dbad mixed with black

  1. 40dbad
  2. 36be96
  3. 2da27f
  4. 24876a
  5. 1b6d55
  6. 135441
  7. 0b3c2d
  8. 05261b
  9. 01110b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #40dbad with less saturation

  1. 40dbad
  2. 57d8af
  3. 69d6b0
  4. 77d3b2
  5. 84d0b4
  6. 8fcdb5
  7. 9acab7
  8. a4c7b9
  9. adc4ba
  10. b5c1bc

Questions about #40dbad

What color is #40dbad?

#40dbad is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Malted Mint Madness. In RGB it is rgb(64, 219, 173), in HSL hsl(162.19, 68.28%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.02% 0.14401 168.587).

What colors go well with #40dbad?

The complementary color of #40dbad is #ff95cd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8dd477 and #00d9e0. The triadic partners are #bbafff and #ff9f66.

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

Black text reads better on #40dbad: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and black gives 11.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #40dbad a warm or cool color?

#40dbad is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 80% and its chroma 0.144.