What color is #40928C?

#40928C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40928C?

The RGB value is 64, 146, 140: 64 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40928C?

The complementary color is #924046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40928C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40928C color

#40928C rgb(64, 146, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #40928C is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 57.3% green and 54.9% blue (64, 146, 140).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 39% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#40928C color codes

HEX	`#40928C`
RGB	`rgb(64, 146, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 57.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 39%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 56%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 4%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, -26.32, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 26.68, 189.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.125, 23.54, 28.447)`
Decimal	`4231820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40928C, 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 #40928C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#40928C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #40928C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40928c; }
.text { color: #40928c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40928c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 146 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40928c, #406f92); }

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Questions

What color is #40928C?: #40928C is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40928C?: The RGB value is 64, 146, 140: 64 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40928C?: The complementary color is #924046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40928C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.