#40685E#40685E

#40685E is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.048 H 176.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40685E
RGB	rgb(64, 104, 94)
HSL	hsl(165, 24%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(165, 38%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.5%, 0%, 9.6%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.89, -16.62, 1.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.89, 16.67, 175.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% -0.0481 0.0029)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.048 176.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0843, 11.7982, 12.3861)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40685E #68404A

analogous

#40684A #40685E #405E68

triadic

#40685E #5E4068 #685E40

tetradic

#40685E #4A4068 #68404A #5E6840

square

#40685E #4A4068 #68404A #5E6840

split-complementary

#40685E #68405E #684A40

monochromatic

#111C1A #29423C #40685E #578E80 #77AB9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#40685E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#40685E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40685E

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40685E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40685E	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65635E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5E5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#346965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40685e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 104, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.048 176.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77938b',
    500: '#40685e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40685e;
$custom-light: #77938b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40685e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 23.81,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48436,
    "c": 0.04821,
    "h": 176.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40685E

secondary

#976D77

accent

#687EC0

background

#F7F9F8

surface

#EDF1F0

border

#C8CBCB

text

#090D0C

muted

#7B7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #40685E

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

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