Palettes / Colors / #40EDEA
#40EDEA — Vivid Teal
#40EDEA 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 #40EDEA 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.
#40EDEA 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 #ED4043; it also sits naturally between #40ED94 and #4099ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #40EDEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 64, 237, 234 |
| HSL | 179°, 83%, 59% |
| HSV | 179°, 73%, 93% |
| CMYK | 73%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 47.25, 67.60, 88.40 |
| Yxy | 67.60, 0.2325, 0.3326 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.81, -42.73, -11.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.22, -37.50, -11.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 25% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #40EDEA
.text { color: #40EDEA; }
.background { background-color: #40EDEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #40EDEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(64, 237, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 83%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #40EDEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(64, 237, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #40EDEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(64, 237, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#40EDEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#40EDEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ED4043:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #40EDEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #40EDEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #40EDEA: ·
How #40EDEA 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 #40EDEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #40EDEA?
#40EDEA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 64, 237, 234). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #40EDEA?
#40EDEA is RGB 64, 237, 234 — HSL 179°, 83%, 59% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #40EDEA?
Its complement is #ED4043; analogous partners are #40ED94 and #4099ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #40EDEA for text?
Black text on #40EDEA has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.