Close to Dark Cyan
#40938D
#40938D is a mid-tone, muted teal, close to the color Dark Cyan. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 57.6% green, and 55.3% blue. Its hue is 176°, with 39% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #40938D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.78:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #40938D as they’d see it.
#40938D in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #40938D
What color is #40938D?
#40938D is a mid-tone, muted teal, close to the color Dark Cyan. In RGB it’s made of 25.1% red, 57.6% green, and 55.3% blue. Its hue is 176°, with 39% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #40938D in RGB?
#40938D is rgb(64, 147, 141): 64 red, 147 green, and 141 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #40938D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(56, 0, 4, 42). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #40938D?
PANTONE 3282 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #40938D?
Its complement #B57576 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.