Palettes / Colors / #40EDCD

#40EDCD — Vivid Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #40EDCD 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.

#40EDCD 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 #ED405F; it also sits naturally between #40ED77 and #40B6ED. 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 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #40EDCD

.text { color: #40EDCD; }
.background { background-color: #40EDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #40EDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 237, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 83%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #40EDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 237, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #40EDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 237, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #40EDCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED405F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #40EDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #40EDCD

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 #40EDCD 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 #40EDCD 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

← #40EDCC  ·  #40EDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #40EDCD?

#40EDCD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 64, 237, 205). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #40EDCD?

#40EDCD is RGB 64, 237, 205 — HSL 169°, 83%, 59% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #40EDCD?

Its complement is #ED405F; analogous partners are #40ED77 and #40B6ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #40EDCD for text?

Black text on #40EDCD has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.