#40797B#40797B

#40797B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.060 H 198.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40797B
RGB	rgb(64, 121, 123)
HSL	hsl(182, 32%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(182, 48%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 1.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, -18.09, -6.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 19.36, 200.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% -0.0569 -0.019)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.06 198.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5255, 16.1938, 21.2007)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40797B #7B4240

analogous

#407B60 #40797B #405C7B

triadic

#40797B #7B4079 #797B40

tetradic

#40797B #60407B #7B4240 #5C7B40

square

#40797B #60407B #7B4240 #5C7B40

split-complementary

#40797B #7B405C #7B6040

monochromatic

#162A2A #2B5153 #40797B #55A1A3 #7BB8BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#40797B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#40797B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40797B

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40797B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40797B	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72747B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686D7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#207C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40797b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 121, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.060 198.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aa0a1',
    500: '#40797b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40797b;
$custom-light: #7aa0a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40797b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.034,
    "s": 31.551,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53823,
    "c": 0.06003,
    "h": 198.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40797B

secondary

#A57472

accent

#6460C8

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090E0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40797B

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

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