#40adc8

Color #40adc8

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#40adc8

RGB

rgb(64, 173, 200)

HSL

hsl(191.9, 55.3%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.9, 68%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(68%, 13.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(65.86, -22.23, -22.8)

LCH

lch(65.86, 31.84, 225.73)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.1044, 217.45)

HWB

hwb(191.9, 25.1%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c85b40

Analogous

#40c89f

#40adc8

#4069c8

Triadic

#40adc8

#c840ad

#adc840

Split-complementary

#40adc8

#c84069

#c89f40

Tetradic

#40adc8

#5b40c8

#c85b40

#adc840

Square

#40adc8

#9f40c8

#c85b40

#69c840

Shades

Color #40adc8 mixed toward black.

#3193ab

#277589

#1e5867

#143b44

#0a1d22

Tints

Color #40adc8 mixed toward white.

#60bbd1

#80c8da

#a0d6e4

#bfe4ed

#dff1f6

Tones

Color #40adc8 mixed toward gray.

#4ba6bd

#579fb1

#6299a6

#6d929b

#798b8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7fc2 · ΔE 25.8

Deuteranopia

#7870c0 · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#4bbdbc · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #40adc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#40adc8]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#40adc8 (#40adc8) is rgb(64, 173, 200) in RGB.

No, #40adc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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