#40686E#40686E

#40686E is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.046 H 207.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40686E
RGB	rgb(64, 104, 110)
HSL	hsl(188, 26%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(188, 42%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 5.5%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.40, -12.33, -7.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.40, 14.60, 212.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% -0.0406 -0.0214)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.046 207.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8781, 12.1157, 16.5669)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40686E #6E4640

analogous

#406E5D #40686E #40516E

triadic

#40686E #6E4068 #686E40

tetradic

#40686E #5D406E #6E4640 #516E40

square

#40686E #5D406E #6E4640 #516E40

split-complementary

#40686E #6E4051 #6E5D40

monochromatic

#131F21 #294347 #40686E #578D95 #78A9B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#40686E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#40686E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40686E

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40686E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40686E	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62656E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5F6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40686e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 104, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.046 207.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779397',
    500: '#40686e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40686e;
$custom-light: #779397;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40686e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.826,
    "s": 26.437,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49009,
    "c": 0.04594,
    "h": 207.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40686E

secondary

#9B746E

accent

#7165C3

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF1F2

border

#C8CBCC

text

#090D0D

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40686E

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

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