#408696#408696

#408696 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.074 H 214.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408696
RGB	rgb(64, 134, 150)
HSL	hsl(191, 40%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(191, 57%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.22, -17.16, -15.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.22, 22.95, 221.62°)
OKLab	oklab(58.14% -0.0609 -0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(58.14% 0.074 214.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1423, 20.3407, 31.9237)
Luminance	0.2034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408696 #965040

analogous

#40967B #408696 #405B96

triadic

#408696 #964086 #869640

tetradic

#408696 #7B4096 #965040 #5B9640

square

#408696 #7B4096 #965040 #5B9640

split-complementary

#408696 #96405B #967B40

monochromatic

#1B3940 #2E606B #408696 #5AA7B9 #85BECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#408696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#408696 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408696

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408696	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 134, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.074 214.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7da9b4',
    500: '#408696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408696;
$custom-light: #7da9b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.163,
    "s": 40.187,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58137,
    "c": 0.07408,
    "h": 214.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408696

secondary

#B6877C

accent

#6E58D0

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #408696

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

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