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#40DFD9 closest to Fish Boy

#40DFD9 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Fish Boy. In the RGB color model it is made of 25.1% red, 87.5% green and 85.1% blue (rgb(64, 223, 217)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 71% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. #40DFD9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.78:1.

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Variations of #40DFD9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#40DFD9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#40DFD9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #40DFD9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BBC3DA
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2D4D9
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8D5DA
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BBC3DA
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4CDDA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00E5DD
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00E2DB
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4CFCE

#40DFD9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.64:1 Very poor#40DFD9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.78:1 Super#40DFD9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#40DFD9 in CSS

/* Fish Boy */
.color { color: #40DFD9; }
.background { background-color: #40DFD9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #40DFD9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(64 223 217);
color: hsl(178 71% 56%);
color: oklch(0.823 0.128 191.2);

#40DFD9 FAQ

What color is #40DFD9?

#40DFD9 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Fish Boy. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #40DFD9?

#40DFD9 is rgb(64, 223, 217) in RGB, hsl(178, 71%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(71%, 0%, 3%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #40DFD9?

The complementary color of #40DFD9 is #DF4046, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #40DFD9?

Black text has the best contrast on #40DFD9: 12.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #40DFD9 a warm or cool color?

#40DFD9 is a cool color.