#40504C#40504C

#40504C is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.021 H 178.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40504C
RGB	rgb(64, 80, 76)
HSL	hsl(165, 11%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(165, 20%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.59, -7.22, 0.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.59, 7.22, 177.82°)
OKLab	oklab(41.62% -0.0212 0.0006)
OKLCH	oklch(41.62% 0.021 178.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.2872, 7.3489, 7.9233)
Luminance	0.0735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40504C #504044

analogous

#405044 #40504C #404C50

triadic

#40504C #4C4050 #504C40

tetradic

#40504C #444050 #504044 #4C5040

square

#40504C #444050 #504044 #4C5040

split-complementary

#40504C #50404C #504440

monochromatic

#0E1110 #252E2C #40504C #5B726C #78938C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#40504C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#40504C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40504C

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40504C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40504C	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4E4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4C4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C514F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40504c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 80, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.021 178.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75817e',
    500: '#40504c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40504c;
$custom-light: #75817e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40504c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 11.111,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41618,
    "c": 0.02119,
    "h": 178.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40504C

secondary

#7F6D71

accent

#7484B4

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEEE

border

#C8C9C9

text

#080A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #40504C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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