#40A4BA Color

#40A4BA is rgb(64, 164, 186) in RGB and hsl(191, 49%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#40A4BA

HEX#40A4BA

RGBrgb(64, 164, 186)

HSLhsl(191, 49%, 49%)

HSVhsv(191, 66%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.097 214.9)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 12%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #40A4BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #40A4BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#40A4BA Complementary#BA5640 Analogous#40BA93 Analogous#4067BA Triadic#BA40A4 Triadic#A4BA40

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #40A4BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#58B2C6 #72BECF #8DCAD8 #A8D7E1 #C2E3EA #DDEFF3

Shades

#3890A3 #2F7889 #276472 #1E4D57 #163941 #0D2126

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