What color is #40A497?

#40A497 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40A497?

The RGB value is 64, 164, 151: 64 red, 164 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40A497?

The complementary color is #A4404D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40A497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40A497 color

#40A497 rgb(64, 164, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #40A497 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 64.3% green and 59.2% blue (64, 164, 151).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 44% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Weed (#46A795), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#40A497 color codes

HEX	`#40A497`
RGB	`rgb(64, 164, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 64.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 44%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 61%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 8%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, -32.1, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 32.16, 183.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.973, 29.873, 33.933)`
Decimal	`4236439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40A497, 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 #40A497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#40A497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #40A497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40a497; }
.text { color: #40a497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40a497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 164 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40a497, #407fa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #40A497?: #40A497 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40A497?: The RGB value is 64, 164, 151: 64 red, 164 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40A497?: The complementary color is #A4404D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40A497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.