Information about #40C9AD color

#40C9AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#40C9AD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(64, 201, 173) — 25.1% red, 78.8% green, 67.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 54 / 0 / 11 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#40C9AD presents itself as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Shamrock (#45CEA2). Slightly further away sit Eucalyptus (#44D7A8) and Verdigris (#43B3AE).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(64, 201, 173)), which gives #40C9AD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. #40C9AD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#40C9AD color variations

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

#40C9AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#40C9AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#40C9AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#40C9AD 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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#40C9AD 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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#C96940
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#C940A0
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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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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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#AE40C9
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#C9AE40
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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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#405BC9
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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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#C9405B
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#A0C940
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Nearest named colors to #40C9AD

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

Shamrock color link
Shamrock

#45CEA2

Eucalyptus color link
Eucalyptus

#44D7A8

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Maximum Blue Green color link
Maximum Blue Green

#30BFBF

Jellyfish color link
Jellyfish

#46C7C7

Macaw Blue Green color link
Macaw Blue Green

#43BFC7

Keppel color link
Keppel

#3AB09E

Ocean Green color link
Ocean Green

#48BF91

Puerto Rico color link
Puerto Rico

#59BAA3

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Greeny Blue color link
Greeny Blue

#42B395

#40C9AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#40C9AD
  • RGB64, 201, 173
  • CMYK54, 0, 11, 21
  • CSSrgb(64, 201, 173)
  • HSL168°, 56%, 52%
  • HSL Precise167.737°, 55.918%, 51.961%
  • HSV168°, 68%, 79%
  • HSB168°, 68%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.251, 0.788, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.251, 0.788, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.251, 0.788, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID40C9AD
  • DECIMAL ID4245933
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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