#40797D#40797D

#40797D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.060 H 201.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40797D
RGB	rgb(64, 121, 125)
HSL	hsl(184, 32%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(184, 49%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 3.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.29, -17.52, -8.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.29, 19.26, 204.53°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% -0.056 -0.022)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.06 201.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6519, 16.2443, 21.8668)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40797D #7D4440

analogous

#407D63 #40797D #405B7D

triadic

#40797D #7D4079 #797D40

tetradic

#40797D #63407D #7D4440 #5B7D40

square

#40797D #63407D #7D4440 #5B7D40

split-complementary

#40797D #7D405B #7D6340

monochromatic

#172B2C #2B5255 #40797D #55A0A5 #7CB8BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#40797D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#40797D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40797D

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40797D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40797D	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72757D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676D7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E7D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40797d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 121, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.060 201.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aa0a2',
    500: '#40797d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40797d;
$custom-light: #7aa0a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40797d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.934,
    "s": 32.275,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53898,
    "c": 0.06021,
    "h": 201.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40797D

secondary

#A67673

accent

#665FC8

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090E0F

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40797D

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

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