Palettes / Colors / #40BBCD

#40BBCD — Teal

#40BBCD is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #40BBCD 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.

#40BBCD 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 #CE5340; it also sits naturally between #40CE9A and #4074CE. 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 73% · Blue 80%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #40BBCD

.text { color: #40BBCD; }
.background { background-color: #40BBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #40BBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 187, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 59%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #40BBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 187, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #40BBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 187, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE5340:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #40BBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #40BBCD

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 #40BBCD 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 #40BBCD 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

← #40BBCC  ·  #40BBCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #40BBCD?

#40BBCD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 64, 187, 205). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #40BBCD?

#40BBCD is RGB 64, 187, 205 — HSL 188°, 59%, 53% — CMYK 69%, 9%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #40BBCD?

Its complement is #CE5340; analogous partners are #40CE9A and #4074CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #40BBCD for text?

Black text on #40BBCD has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.