#409DAE#409DAE

#409DAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.090 H 211.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409DAE
RGB	rgb(64, 157, 174)
HSL	hsl(189, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(189, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 9.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.12, -22.01, -17.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.12, 27.81, 217.69°)
OKLab	oklab(64.76% -0.0766 -0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(64.76% 0.09 211.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8081, 28.2576, 44.3411)
Luminance	0.2826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409DAE #AE5140

analogous

#40AE88 #409DAE #4066AE

triadic

#409DAE #AE409D #9DAE40

tetradic

#409DAE #8840AE #AE5140 #66AE40

square

#409DAE #8840AE #AE5140 #66AE40

split-complementary

#409DAE #AE4066 #AE8840

monochromatic

#1F4C55 #307581 #409DAE #65B7C6 #92CCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.16

#409DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.65

#409DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409DAE

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409DAE	1.00	3.16	6.65	6.65
#FFFFFF	3.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F98AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 157, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.090 211.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81bac6',
    500: '#409dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409dae;
$custom-light: #81bac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.273,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64762,
    "c": 0.08996,
    "h": 211.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409DAE

secondary

#C29188

accent

#6652D6

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #409DAE

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

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