#40686D#40686D

#40686D is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.046 H 205.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40686D
RGB	rgb(64, 104, 109)
HSL	hsl(187, 26%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(187, 41%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 4.6%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.37, -12.61, -7.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.37, 14.55, 209.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% -0.0411 -0.0199)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.046 205.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8240, 12.0941, 16.2818)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40686D #6D4540

analogous

#406D5C #40686D #40526D

triadic

#40686D #6D4068 #686D40

tetradic

#40686D #5C406D #6D4540 #526D40

square

#40686D #5C406D #6D4540 #526D40

split-complementary

#40686D #6D4052 #6D5C40

monochromatic

#131E20 #294346 #40686D #578D94 #78A9B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#40686D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#40686D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40686D

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40686D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40686D	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62656D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5F6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40686d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 104, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.046 205.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779396',
    500: '#40686d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40686d;
$custom-light: #779396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40686d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.667,
    "s": 26.012,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48971,
    "c": 0.04565,
    "h": 205.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40686D

secondary

#9B736E

accent

#7065C2

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF1F2

border

#C8CBCC

text

#090D0D

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40686D

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

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