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#40e6cf color: MoS₂ Cyan

#40e6cf is rgb(64, 230, 207) in RGB and oklch(83.648% 0.13651 181.381) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

83.6%
0.137
181°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc -29
Black text
13.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 78

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About #40e6cf

#40e6cf is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 83.6% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 181°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.56:1 contrast and black text 13.44:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is MoS₂ Cyan (#00e6d3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-300.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #40e6cf mixed with white

  1. 40e6cf
  2. 60e9d4
  3. 79ecd8
  4. 8deedd
  5. a0f1e2
  6. b2f4e7
  7. c2f6ec
  8. d2f8f0
  9. e1fbf5
  10. f0fdfa

Darker: #40e6cf mixed with black

  1. 40e6cf
  2. 36c8b4
  3. 2dab99
  4. 248e7f
  5. 1b7367
  6. 13594f
  7. 0b4038
  8. 052823
  9. 011310
  10. 000302

Calmer: #40e6cf with less saturation

  1. 40e6cf
  2. 5ae3ce
  3. 6de1ce
  4. 7ddecd
  5. 8bdbcd
  6. 97d9cc
  7. a3d6cc
  8. add3cb
  9. b7d0ca
  10. c0ccca

Questions about #40e6cf

What color is #40e6cf?

#40e6cf is bright light teal. The closest named color is MoS₂ Cyan. In RGB it is rgb(64, 230, 207), in HSL hsl(171.69, 76.85%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.648% 0.13651 181.381).

What colors go well with #40e6cf?

The complementary color of #40e6cf is #ffa7c4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #81e39c and #33e0fc. The triadic partners are #d7b6ff and #ffb466.

Is white or black text more readable on #40e6cf?

Black text reads better on #40e6cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and black gives 13.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #40e6cf a warm or cool color?

#40e6cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 181 degrees, its lightness 83.6% and its chroma 0.137.