#40796A#40796A

#40796A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.065 H 174.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40796A
RGB	rgb(64, 121, 106)
HSL	hsl(164, 31%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(164, 47%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 0%, 12.4%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, -22.66, 2.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 22.79, 173.88°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% -0.0649 0.0061)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.065 174.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.5522, 15.8044, 16.0747)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40796A #79404F

analogous

#40794E #40796A #406C79

triadic

#40796A #6A4079 #796A40

tetradic

#40796A #4E4079 #79404F #6C7940

square

#40796A #4E4079 #79404F #6C7940

split-complementary

#40796A #79406C #794E40

monochromatic

#162924 #2B5147 #40796A #55A18D #7AB9A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#40796A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#40796A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40796A

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40796A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40796A	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#767369

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6C6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B7A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40796a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 121, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.065 174.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79a094',
    500: '#40796a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40796a;
$custom-light: #79a094;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40796a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.211,
    "s": 30.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53242,
    "c": 0.06522,
    "h": 174.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40796A

secondary

#A4717E

accent

#617CC7

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F1

border

#C9CCCB

text

#090E0D

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40796A

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

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