#406B56#406B56

#406B56 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.059 H 162.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#406B56
RGB	rgb(64, 107, 86)
HSL	hsl(151, 25%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(151, 40%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.2%, 0%, 19.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, -20.18, 7.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 21.40, 160.56°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% -0.0562 0.0183)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.059 162)
XYZ	xyz(9.0511, 12.2767, 10.6950)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#406B56 #6B4055

analogous

#406B40 #406B56 #406A6B

triadic

#406B56 #56406B #6B5640

tetradic

#406B56 #40406B #6B4055 #6A6B40

square

#406B56 #40406B #6B4055 #6A6B40

split-complementary

#406B56 #6B406A #6B4040

monochromatic

#121E18 #294537 #406B56 #579175 #77AE93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#406B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#406B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #406B56

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##406B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##406B56	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636057

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#366B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #406b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 107, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.059 162.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779585',
    500: '#406b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #406b56;
$custom-light: #779585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#406b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 150.698,
    "s": 25.146,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48976,
    "c": 0.05913,
    "h": 162
  },
  "luminance": 0.12277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#406B56

secondary

#996E83

accent

#6693C2

background

#F7F9F8

surface

#EDF1EF

border

#C8CBCA

text

#090D0B

muted

#7B7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #406B56

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

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