#408B72#408B72

#408B72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.085 H 168.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408B72
RGB	rgb(64, 139, 114)
HSL	hsl(160, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(160, 54%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 0%, 18%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.70, -29.66, 6.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.70, 30.33, 167.91°)
OKLab	oklab(58.16% -0.0833 0.0163)
OKLCH	oklch(58.16% 0.085 168.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3829, 20.7689, 19.1672)
Luminance	0.2077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408B72 #8B4059

analogous

#408B4D #408B72 #407F8B

triadic

#408B72 #72408B #8B7240

tetradic

#408B72 #4D408B #8B4059 #7F8B40

square

#408B72 #4D408B #8B4059 #7F8B40

split-complementary

#408B72 #8B407F #8B4D40

monochromatic

#19372D #2D6150 #408B72 #57B293 #81C5AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#408B72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#408B72 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408B72

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408B72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408B72	1.00	4.07	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888371

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7A74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#208C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408b72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.085 168.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7bad9a',
    500: '#408b72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408b72;
$custom-light: #7bad9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408b72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 36.946,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58158,
    "c": 0.08487,
    "h": 168.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408B72

secondary

#AF788A

accent

#5B81CD

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EEF4F2

border

#C9CECC

text

#0A100E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #408B72

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

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