#40A5B5 Color

#40A5B5 is rgb(64, 165, 181) in RGB and hsl(188, 48%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#40A5B5

HEX#40A5B5

RGBrgb(64, 165, 181)

HSLhsl(188, 48%, 48%)

HSVhsv(188, 65%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.095 209.7)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 9%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #40A5B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #40A5B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#40A5B5 Complementary#B54F40 Analogous#40B58A Analogous#406BB5 Triadic#B540A5 Triadic#A5B540

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #40A5B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55B5C3 #70C0CD #8ACCD6 #A8D9E1 #C3E5EA #DDF0F3

Shades

#38919F #2E7984 #26646D #1E4F57 #173B40 #0D2226

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