#408C8D#408C8D

#408C8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.075 H 196.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#408C8D
RGB	rgb(64, 140, 141)
HSL	hsl(181, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(181, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.6%, 0.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.78, -22.99, -7.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.78, 24.24, 198.47°)
OKLab	oklab(59.29% -0.0718 -0.0212)
OKLCH	oklch(59.29% 0.075 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.2982, 21.7677, 28.5368)
Luminance	0.2177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#408C8D #8D4140

analogous

#408D67 #408C8D #40668D

triadic

#408C8D #8D408C #8C8D40

tetradic

#408C8D #67408D #8D4140 #668D40

square

#408C8D #67408D #8D4140 #668D40

split-complementary

#408C8D #8D4066 #8D6740

monochromatic

#1A3839 #2D6263 #408C8D #57B2B3 #81C5C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#408C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#408C8D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #408C8D

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##408C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##408C8D	1.00	3.92	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#84868D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777D8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #408c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 140, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.075 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7daeae',
    500: '#408c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #408c8d;
$custom-light: #7daeae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#408c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.779,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5929,
    "c": 0.07485,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#408C8D

secondary

#B07978

accent

#5C5ACE

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#0A1010

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #408C8D

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

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