#409DAB#409DAB

#409DAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.089 H 208.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409DAB
RGB	rgb(64, 157, 171)
HSL	hsl(188, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(188, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 8.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.02, -22.92, -15.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.02, 27.65, 214.01°)
OKLab	oklab(64.64% -0.0778 -0.0429)
OKLCH	oklch(64.64% 0.089 208.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5189, 28.1419, 42.8180)
Luminance	0.2814 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409DAB #AB4E40

analogous

#40AB83 #409DAB #4067AB

triadic

#409DAB #AB409D #9DAB40

tetradic

#409DAB #8340AB #AB4E40 #67AB40

square

#409DAB #8340AB #AB4E40 #67AB40

split-complementary

#409DAB #AB4067 #AB8340

monochromatic

#1F4B52 #2F747E #409DAB #63B8C5 #90CCD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#409DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.63

#409DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409DAB

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409DAB	1.00	3.17	6.63	6.63
#FFFFFF	3.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9097AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#808CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 157, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.089 208.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81bac4',
    500: '#409dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409dab;
$custom-light: #81bac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.85,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64644,
    "c": 0.08886,
    "h": 208.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.28144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409DAB

secondary

#C18E86

accent

#6453D5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #409DAB

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

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