#409E99#409E99

#409E99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.088 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409E99
RGB	rgb(64, 158, 153)
HSL	hsl(177, 42%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(177, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 3.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.75, -28.66, -5.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.75, 29.21, 191.22°)
OKLab	oklab(64.23% -0.0868 -0.0158)
OKLCH	oklch(64.23% 0.088 190.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0885, 27.8416, 34.4461)
Luminance	0.2784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409E99 #9E4045

analogous

#409E6A #409E99 #40749E

triadic

#409E99 #99409E #9E9940

tetradic

#409E99 #6A409E #9E4045 #749E40

square

#409E99 #6A409E #9E4045 #749E40

split-complementary

#409E99 #9E4074 #9E6A40

monochromatic

#1D4745 #2E726F #409E99 #5EBEB9 #89CFCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#409E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57

#409E99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409E99

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409E99	1.00	3.20	6.57	6.57
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#959699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#878B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A29C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 158, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.088 190.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fbbb7',
    500: '#409e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409e99;
$custom-light: #7fbbb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.809,
    "s": 42.342,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64233,
    "c": 0.08825,
    "h": 190.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409E99

secondary

#BA8083

accent

#565CD2

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1211

muted

#7C8180

Preview Lab

Preview with #409E99

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

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