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#40cdcd

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

RGB
64, 205, 205
HSL
180°, 59%, 53%
CMYK
69, 0, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4916

Every format

HEX#40cdcd
RGBrgb(64, 205, 205)
HSLhsl(180, 59%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 0%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(75.5 -36.4 -10.9)
LCHlch(75.5 38.0 196.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.776 0.117 195.0)

Copy-ready code

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

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#40cdcd on white: 1.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#40cdcd on black: 10.83:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

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

CMYK percentages

Cyan68.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#40cdcd text on a black background

contrast 10.83:1

Card sample

#40cdcd text on a white background

contrast 1.94:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

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

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #40cdcd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #40cdcd in the Color Lab