#40997C#40997C

#40997C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.097 H 168.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40997C
RGB	rgb(64, 153, 124)
HSL	hsl(160, 41%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(160, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 0%, 19%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.39, -33.85, 7.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.39, 34.64, 167.76°)
OKLab	oklab(62.06% -0.0948 0.0188)
OKLCH	oklch(62.06% 0.097 168.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.1419, 25.3260, 23.0499)
Luminance	0.2533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40997C #99405D

analogous

#40994F #40997C #408A99

triadic

#40997C #7C4099 #997C40

tetradic

#40997C #4F4099 #99405D #8A9940

square

#40997C #4F4099 #99405D #8A9940

split-complementary

#40997C #99408A #994F40

monochromatic

#1C4336 #2E6E59 #40997C #5CBB9C #87CDB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.46

#40997C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.07

#40997C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #40997C

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40997C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40997C	1.00	3.46	6.07	6.07
#FFFFFF	3.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958F7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88867E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D9A91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40997c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 153, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.097 168.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7db7a1',
    500: '#40997c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40997c;
$custom-light: #7db7a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40997c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.449,
    "s": 41.014,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6206,
    "c": 0.09664,
    "h": 168.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40997C

secondary

#B77E90

accent

#577FD1

background

#F8FBF9

surface

#EFF6F2

border

#CAD0CC

text

#0A110F

muted

#7C807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40997C

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

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