All About Color #408C8A

#408C8A

About #408C8A

#408C8A is a medium cyan color with the hex code #408C8A. In RGB it is red 64, green 140, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 178°, saturation 37%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 54%, 0%, 1%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 3.94:1 on white and 5.34:1 on black.

#408C8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, 8C, 8A
CMYK54.29%, 0.00%, 1.43%, 45.10%
RGB Decimal64, 140, 138
HSL178°, 37%, 40%
RGB Octal100, 214, 212
HSV (HSB)178.42°, 54.29%, 54.90%
RGB Binary1000000, 10001100, 10001010
CIE-L*AB53.69, -23.84, -6.09
RGB Percent25.10%, 54.90%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH53.69, 24.60, 194.33
XYZ16.08, 21.68, 27.38
CIE-L*UV53.69, -32.06, -5.24
xyY0.25, 0.33, 21.68
Hunter-Lab46.56, -19.84, -2.27
RYB25.10%, 40.20%, 54.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#408C8A on a dark background: contrast 5.34:1, passes WCAG AA.
#408C8A on a light background: contrast 3.94:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #408C8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#408C8A · #6CBCB9 · #234D4B · #8C4043 · #BC6C6F

Analogous palette

#438C40 · #408C63 · #408C8A · #40698C · #40438C

Triadic palette

#408C8A · #89408C · #8C8940 · #6CBCB9 · #B96CBC

Tetradic palette

#408C8A · #63408C · #8C4043 · #698C40 · #234D4B

Monochromatic palette

#102322 · #285756 · #408C8A · #62B7B4 · #96CFCD

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