What color is #40E0D0?

#40E0D0 is a moderate spring green known as Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Turquoise?

The RGB value is 64, 224, 208: 64 red, 224 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Turquoise?

The complementary color is #E04050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40E0D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Turquoise color: hex code #40E0D0

#40E0D0 rgb(64, 224, 208)

Shades of teal

Turquoise has the hex code #40E0D0. It is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 87.8% green and 81.6% blue (64, 224, 208).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 72% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword turquoise.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

Turquoise (#40E0D0) color codes

HEX	`#40E0D0`
RGB	`rgb(64, 224, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 87.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 72%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 71%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 7%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, -44.08, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 44.27, 185.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.15, 58.951, 68.925)`
Decimal	`4251856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Turquoise, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #40E0D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#40E0D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #40E0D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40e0d0; }
.text { color: #40e0d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40e0d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 224 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40e0d0, #40a0e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #40E0D0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #40E0D0?: #40E0D0 is a moderate spring green known as Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Turquoise?: The RGB value is 64, 224, 208: 64 red, 224 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Turquoise?: The complementary color is #E04050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40E0D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.