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#40cdce

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
64, 205, 206
HSL
180°, 59%, 53%
CMYK
69, 1, 0, 19
Luminance
0.4921

Every format

HEX#40cdce
RGBrgb(64, 205, 206)
HSLhsl(180, 59%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 1%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(75.6 -36.1 -11.4)
LCHlch(75.6 37.8 197.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.776 0.117 195.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #40cdce;
background-color: #40cdce;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#40cdce] bg-[#40cdce]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #40cdce;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.251, green: 0.804, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#40cdce")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#40cdce on white: 1.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#40cdce on black: 10.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red25.1%
Green80.4%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan68.9%
Magenta0.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#40cdce text on a black background

contrast 10.84:1

Card sample

#40cdce text on a white background

contrast 1.94:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #40cdce;
Background color
Panel with #40cdce background
background-color: #40cdce;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #40cdce;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(64, 205, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(64, 205, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #40cdce;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #40cdce, #406ECE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #40cdce

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #40cdce in the Color Lab