What color is #40908B?

#40908B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40908B?

The RGB value is 64, 144, 139: 64 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40908B?

The complementary color is #904045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40908B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40908B color

#40908B rgb(64, 144, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #40908B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 56.5% green and 54.5% blue (64, 144, 139).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 38% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#40908B color codes

HEX	`#40908B`
RGB	`rgb(64, 144, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 56.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 38%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 56%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.97, -25.6, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.97, 26.03, 190.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.746, 22.899, 27.959)`
Decimal	`4231307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40908B, 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 #40908B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#40908B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	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 #40908B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40908b; }
.text { color: #40908b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40908b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 144 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40908b, #406d90); }

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Questions

What color is #40908B?: #40908B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40908B?: The RGB value is 64, 144, 139: 64 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40908B?: The complementary color is #904045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40908B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.