#40797C#40797C

#40797C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.060 H 200.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40797C
RGB	rgb(64, 121, 124)
HSL	hsl(183, 32%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(183, 48%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, -17.81, -7.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 19.30, 202.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% -0.0565 -0.0205)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.06 200)
XYZ	xyz(12.5884, 16.2189, 21.5321)
Luminance	0.1622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40797C #7C4340

analogous

#407C61 #40797C #405B7C

triadic

#40797C #7C4079 #797C40

tetradic

#40797C #61407C #7C4340 #5B7C40

square

#40797C #61407C #7C4340 #5B7C40

split-complementary

#40797C #7C405B #7C6140

monochromatic

#162A2B #2B5254 #40797C #55A0A4 #7BB8BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#40797C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#40797C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40797C

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40797C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40797C	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)

#72747C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686D7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F7D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40797c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 121, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.060 200.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40797c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183,
    "s": 31.915,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5386,
    "c": 0.0601,
    "h": 200
  },
  "luminance": 0.1622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40797C

secondary

#A67572

accent

#6560C8

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090E0F

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40797C

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

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