#40997D#40997D

#40997D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.096 H 169.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40997D
RGB	rgb(64, 153, 125)
HSL	hsl(161, 41%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(161, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.2%, 0%, 18.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.42, -33.61, 6.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.42, 34.29, 168.55°)
OKLab	oklab(62.09% -0.0943 0.0174)
OKLCH	oklch(62.09% 0.096 169.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.2055, 25.3515, 23.3847)
Luminance	0.2535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40997D #99405C

analogous

#409951 #40997D #408899

triadic

#40997D #7D4099 #997D40

tetradic

#40997D #514099 #99405C #889940

square

#40997D #514099 #99405C #889940

split-complementary

#40997D #994088 #995140

monochromatic

#1C4336 #2E6E5A #40997D #5CBB9D #87CDB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.46

#40997D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.07

#40997D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #40997D

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40997D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40997D	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)

#958F7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88867F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B9A91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40997d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 153, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.096 169.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7db7a2',
    500: '#40997d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40997d;
$custom-light: #7db7a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40997d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 161.124,
    "s": 41.014,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62088,
    "c": 0.09592,
    "h": 169.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40997D

secondary

#B77E90

accent

#577DD1

background

#F8FBF9

surface

#EFF6F2

border

#CAD0CC

text

#0A110F

muted

#7C807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40997D

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

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