#40796D#40796D

#40796D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.064 H 178.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40796D
RGB	rgb(64, 121, 109)
HSL	hsl(167, 31%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(167, 47%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 0%, 9.9%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.80, -21.89, 0.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.80, 21.90, 177.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.34% -0.0635 0.0017)
OKLCH	oklch(53.34% 0.064 178.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.7109, 15.8679, 16.9107)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40796D #79404C

analogous

#407951 #40796D #406979

triadic

#40796D #6D4079 #796D40

tetradic

#40796D #514079 #79404C #697940

square

#40796D #514079 #79404C #697940

split-complementary

#40796D #794069 #795140

monochromatic

#162925 #2B5149 #40796D #55A191 #7AB9AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#40796D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#40796D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40796D

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40796D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40796D	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#75736D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6C6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#297B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40796d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 121, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.064 178.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79a096',
    500: '#40796d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40796d;
$custom-light: #79a096;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40796d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.368,
    "s": 30.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53338,
    "c": 0.06351,
    "h": 178.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40796D

secondary

#A4717C

accent

#6176C7

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090E0D

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40796D

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

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