#40796E#40796E

#40796E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.063 H 179.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40796E
RGB	rgb(64, 121, 110)
HSL	hsl(168, 31%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(168, 47%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 0%, 9.1%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, -21.63, 0.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 21.63, 179.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% -0.063 0.0002)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.063 179.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7651, 15.8896, 17.1959)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40796E #79404B

analogous

#407952 #40796E #406879

triadic

#40796E #6E4079 #796E40

tetradic

#40796E #524079 #79404B #687940

square

#40796E #524079 #79404B #687940

split-complementary

#40796E #794068 #795240

monochromatic

#162925 #2B514A #40796E #55A192 #7AB9AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#40796E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#40796E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40796E

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40796E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40796E	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#75736E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6C6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#297B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40796e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 121, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.063 179.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79a097',
    500: '#40796e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40796e;
$custom-light: #79a097;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40796e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.421,
    "s": 30.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5337,
    "c": 0.06301,
    "h": 179.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40796E

secondary

#A4717B

accent

#6175C7

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090E0D

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40796E

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

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