All About Color #40BDBF

#40BDBF

About #40BDBF

#40BDBF is a medium cyan color with the hex code #40BDBF. In RGB it is red 64, green 189, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 181°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 66%, 1%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.27:1 on white and 9.25:1 on black.

#40BDBF Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, BD, BF
CMYK66.49%, 1.05%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal64, 189, 191
HSL181°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal100, 275, 277
HSV (HSB)180.94°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary1000000, 10111101, 10111111
CIE-L*AB70.35, -32.84, -11.06
RGB Percent25.10%, 74.12%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH70.35, 34.65, 198.62
XYZ29.72, 41.25, 55.69
CIE-L*UV70.35, -47.62, -11.98
xyY0.23, 0.33, 41.25
Hunter-Lab64.22, -29.80, -6.45
RYB25.10%, 49.80%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#40BDBF on a dark background: contrast 9.25:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#40BDBF on a light background: contrast 2.27:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #40BDBF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#40BDBF · #85D5D6 · #29797A · #BF4240 · #D68685

Analogous palette

#40BF42 · #40BF82 · #40BDBF · #407DBF · #4240BF

Triadic palette

#40BDBF · #BF40BD · #BDBF40 · #85D5D6 · #D685D5

Tetradic palette

#40BDBF · #8240BF · #BF4240 · #7DBF40 · #29797A

Monochromatic palette

#194C4D · #2D8486 · #40BDBF · #79D1D2 · #B3E5E6

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