#40A0B5 Color

#40A0B5 is rgb(64, 160, 181) in RGB and hsl(191, 48%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#40A0B5

HEX#40A0B5

RGBrgb(64, 160, 181)

HSLhsl(191, 48%, 48%)

HSVhsv(191, 65%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.094 214.7)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 12%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #40A0B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #40A0B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#40A0B5 Complementary#B55540 Analogous#40B590 Analogous#4065B5 Triadic#B540A0 Triadic#A0B540

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #40A0B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55AFC3 #70BCCD #8AC8D6 #A8D6E1 #C3E3EA #DDEFF3

Shades

#388C9F #2E7484 #26606D #1E4C57 #173940 #0D2126

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