Lagoon
#40A8CE · Lagoon
#40A8CE is Lagoon, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 64, 168, 206 and a relative luminance of 0.336, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.34
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
2.72:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
7.71:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #40A8CE?
#40A8CE is Lagoon, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 64, 168, 206, and in HSL it is 196°, 59%, 53%.
Is #40A8CE a light or dark color?
#40A8CE has a relative luminance of 0.336, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #40A8CE?
Its complementary color is #CE6640. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.