Information about #40C2BF color

#40C2BF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#40C2BF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(64, 194, 191) — 25.1% red, 76.1% green, 74.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 51 / 0 / 1 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#40C2BF presents itself as a pleasantly vivid cyan — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Macaw Blue Green (#43BFC7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Jellyfish (#46C7C7) and Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF).

In RGB terms — rgb(64, 194, 191) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#40C2BF color variations

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

#40C2BF 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #40C2BF

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

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Sea Serpent color link
Sea Serpent

#4BC7CF

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Eucalyptus color link
Eucalyptus

#44D7A8

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#40C2BF
  • RGB64, 194, 191
  • CMYK51, 0, 1, 24
  • CSSrgb(64, 194, 191)
  • HSL179°, 52%, 51%
  • HSL Precise178.615°, 51.587%, 50.588%
  • HSV179°, 67%, 76%
  • HSB179°, 67%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.761, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.761, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.761, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID40C2BF
  • DECIMAL ID4244159
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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