Information about #40A5B5 color

#40A5B5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#40A5B5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(64, 165, 181) — 25.1% red, 64.7% green, 71% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 46 / 6 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#40A5B5 presents itself as a clearly saturated aqua cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Homebox Blue (#36A2B9). Slightly further away sit Soft Teal (#44A9AA) and Moonstone (#3AA8C1).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(64, 165, 181)), which gives #40A5B5 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #40A5B5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#40A5B5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#40A5B5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#40A5B5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#40A5B5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#40A5B5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#3FB595

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#40A5B5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#B58A40
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#B5406B
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#40B58A
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#A5B540
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#4F40B5
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#B54F40
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Nearest named colors to #40A5B5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Moderate Cyan color link
Moderate Cyan

#4AA8A8

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

#40A5B5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#40A5B5
  • RGB64, 165, 181
  • CMYK46, 6, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(64, 165, 181)
  • HSL188°, 48%, 48%
  • HSL Precise188.205°, 47.755%, 48.039%
  • HSV188°, 65%, 71%
  • HSB188°, 65%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.647, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.647, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.647, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID40A5B5
  • DECIMAL ID4236725
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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