#40979C#40979C

#40979C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.083 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40979C
RGB	rgb(64, 151, 156)
HSL	hsl(183, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(183, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 3.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.68, -24.30, -10.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.68, 26.46, 203.31°)
OKLab	oklab(62.59% -0.0777 -0.029)
OKLCH	oklch(62.59% 0.083 200.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1792, 25.6216, 35.3808)
Luminance	0.2562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40979C #9C4540

analogous

#409C73 #40979C #40699C

triadic

#40979C #9C4097 #979C40

tetradic

#40979C #73409C #9C4540 #699C40

square

#40979C #73409C #9C4540 #699C40

split-complementary

#40979C #9C4069 #9C7340

monochromatic

#1C4345 #2E6D71 #40979C #5DB7BC #88CACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#40979C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#40979C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #40979C

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40979C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40979C	1.00	3.43	6.12	6.12
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D919C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E869C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40979c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 151, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.083 200.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fb6b9',
    500: '#40979c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40979c;
$custom-light: #7fb6b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40979c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.261,
    "s": 41.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62592,
    "c": 0.0829,
    "h": 200.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40979C

secondary

#B9827F

accent

#5D56D2

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #40979C

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

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