#40797a

Color #40797a

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Teal #008080 · ΔE 10.74 Nearest Tailwind class teal-700 #00786f · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#40797a

RGB

rgb(64, 121, 122)

HSL

hsl(181, 31.2%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181, 47.5%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.5%, 0.8%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(47.2, -18.37, -6.36)

LCH

lch(47.2, 19.44, 199.1)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.06, 196.96)

HWB

hwb(181, 25.1%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a4140

Analogous

#407a5e

#40797a

#405c7a

Triadic

#40797a

#7a4079

#797a40

Split-complementary

#40797a

#7a405c

#7a5e40

Tetradic

#40797a

#41407a

#7a4140

#797a40

Square

#40797a

#5e407a

#7a4140

#5c7a40

Shades

Color #40797a mixed toward black.

#356566

#2b5151

#203d3d

#152829

#0b1414

Tints

Color #40797a mixed toward white.

#539c9e

#71b4b5

#95c6c7

#b8d9da

#dcecec

Tones

Color #40797a mixed toward gray.

#457475

#4a7070

#4f6b6c

#536667

#586262

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.23:1

White text reads better on this background (4.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e7a · ΔE 24.7

Deuteranopia

#5b567a · ΔE 27.4

Tritanopia

#447a7a · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 17.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #40797a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40797a]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#40797a (#40797a) is rgb(64, 121, 122) in RGB.

No, #40797a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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