#40524C#40524C

#40524C is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.025 H 172.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40524C
RGB	rgb(64, 82, 76)
HSL	hsl(160, 12%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(160, 22%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 0%, 7.3%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.23, -8.43, 1.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.23, 8.51, 171.79°)
OKLab	oklab(42.13% -0.0243 0.0031)
OKLCH	oklch(42.13% 0.025 172.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.4358, 7.6462, 7.9728)
Luminance	0.0765 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40524C #524046

analogous

#405243 #40524C #404F52

triadic

#40524C #4C4052 #524C40

tetradic

#40524C #434052 #524046 #4F5240

square

#40524C #434052 #524046 #4F5240

split-complementary

#40524C #52404F #524340

monochromatic

#0D1110 #25302C #40524C #5B746C #77958B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#40524C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#40524C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40524C

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40524C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40524C	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51504C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4D4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5250

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40524c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 82, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.025 172.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75827e',
    500: '#40524c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40524c;
$custom-light: #75827e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40524c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 12.329,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42132,
    "c": 0.02455,
    "h": 172.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40524C

secondary

#816D73

accent

#7389B5

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEEE

border

#C8C9C9

text

#080A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #40524C

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

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