All About Color #40BFAE

#40BFAE

About #40BFAE

#40BFAE is a medium cyan color with the hex code #40BFAE. In RGB it is red 64, green 191, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 172°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 66%, 0%, 9%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.26:1 on white and 9.28:1 on black.

#40BFAE Color Conversion

Hex triplet40, BF, AE
CMYK66.49%, 0.00%, 8.90%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal64, 191, 174
HSL172°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal100, 277, 256
HSV (HSB)171.97°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary1000000, 10111111, 10101110
CIE-L*AB70.46, -38.46, -1.59
RGB Percent25.10%, 74.90%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH70.46, 38.50, 182.36
XYZ28.39, 41.41, 46.54
CIE-L*UV70.46, -49.42, 3.61
xyY0.24, 0.36, 41.41
Hunter-Lab64.35, -33.87, 2.16
RYB25.10%, 51.79%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#40BFAE on a dark background: contrast 9.28:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#40BFAE on a light background: contrast 2.26:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#40BFAE · #85D6CB · #297A70 · #BF4051 · #D6858F

Analogous palette

#51BF40 · #40BF6F · #40BFAE · #4090BF · #4051BF

Triadic palette

#40BFAE · #AE40BF · #BFAE40 · #85D6CB · #CB85D6

Tetradic palette

#40BFAE · #6F40BF · #BF4051 · #90BF40 · #297A70

Monochromatic palette

#194D46 · #2D867A · #40BFAE · #79D2C6 · #B3E6DF

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