Palettes / Colors / #40A080

#40A080 — Muted Teal

#40A080 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #40A080 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#40A080 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A04060; it also sits naturally between #40A050 and #4090A0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 25% · Green 63% · Blue 50%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 37%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #40A080

.text { color: #40A080; }
.background { background-color: #40A080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #40A080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 160, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 43%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #40A080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 160, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #40A080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 160, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#40A080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#40A080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A04060:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #40A080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #40A080

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #40A080 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #40A080 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #40A07F  ·  #40A081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #40A080?

#40A080 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 64, 160, 128). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #40A080?

#40A080 is RGB 64, 160, 128 — HSL 160°, 43%, 44% — CMYK 60%, 0%, 20%, 37%.

What colors go with #40A080?

Its complement is #A04060; analogous partners are #40A050 and #4090A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #40A080 for text?

Black text on #40A080 has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.20:1.