Palettes / Colors / #40E0CF

#40E0CF — Teal

#40E0CF is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

#40E0CF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E03E4E; it also sits naturally between #3EE07F and #3E9FE0. 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 88% · Blue 81%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #40E0CF

.text { color: #40E0CF; }
.background { background-color: #40E0CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #40E0CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 224, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 72%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #40E0CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 224, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #40E0CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 224, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#40E0CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#40E0CF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #40E0CF

Tints of #40E0CF

Tones of #40E0CF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E03E4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #40E0CF: #000000.

How #40E0CF 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 #40E0CF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #40E0CE  ·  #40E0D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #40E0CF?

#40E0CF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 64, 224, 207). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #40E0CF?

#40E0CF is RGB 64, 224, 207 — HSL 174°, 72%, 56% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 8%, 12%.

What colors go with #40E0CF?

Its complement is #E03E4E; analogous partners are #3EE07F and #3E9FE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #40E0CF for text?

Black text on #40E0CF has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.