What color is #40B89D?

#40B89D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #40B89D?

The RGB value is 64, 184, 157: 64 red, 184 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #40B89D?

The complementary color is #B8405B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #40B89D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#40B89D color

#40B89D rgb(64, 184, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #40B89D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 72.2% green and 61.6% blue (64, 184, 157).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 48% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Hole in One (#4AAE97), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#40B89D color codes

HEX	`#40B89D`
RGB	`rgb(64, 184, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.1%, 72.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 48%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 65%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 15%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.87, -39.73, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.87, 39.93, 174.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.338, 37.803, 37.853)`
Decimal	`4241565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #40B89D, 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 #40B89D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#40B89D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #40B89D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #40b89d; }
.text { color: #40b89d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #40b89d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(64 184 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #40b89d, #4097b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #40B89D?: #40B89D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #40B89D?: The RGB value is 64, 184, 157: 64 red, 184 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #40B89D?: The complementary color is #B8405B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #40B89D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.