#40a0b1

Color #40a0b1

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.17 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#40a0b1

RGB

rgb(64, 160, 177)

HSL

hsl(189, 46.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189, 63.8%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.8%, 9.6%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(61.14, -22.64, -17.15)

LCH

lch(61.14, 28.4, 217.14)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0919, 211.2)

HWB

hwb(189, 25.1%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b15140

Analogous

#40b18a

#40a0b1

#4068b1

Triadic

#40a0b1

#b140a0

#a0b140

Split-complementary

#40a0b1

#b14068

#b18a40

Tetradic

#40a0b1

#5140b1

#b15140

#a0b140

Square

#40a0b1

#8a40b1

#b15140

#68b140

Shades

Color #40a0b1 mixed toward black.

#358694

#2b6b76

#205059

#15353b

#0b1b1e

Tints

Color #40a0b1 mixed toward white.

#5ab4c4

#7bc3cf

#9cd2db

#bde1e7

#def0f3

Tones

Color #40a0b1 mixed toward gray.

#499aa8

#53939e

#5c8c95

#66868b

#6f7f82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7677ad · ΔE 26

Deuteranopia

#7169ac · ΔE 29.2

Tritanopia

#49aaa9 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #40a0b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40a0b1]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#40a0b1 (#40a0b1) is rgb(64, 160, 177) in RGB.

No, #40a0b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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