#409EA0#409EA0

#409EA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.088 H 197.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409EA0
RGB	rgb(64, 158, 160)
HSL	hsl(181, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(181, 60%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 1.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.96, -26.67, -9.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.96, 28.25, 199.27°)
OKLab	oklab(64.48% -0.0837 -0.0258)
OKLCH	oklch(64.48% 0.088 197.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6837, 28.0796, 37.5808)
Luminance	0.2808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409EA0 #A04240

analogous

#40A072 #409EA0 #406EA0

triadic

#409EA0 #A0409E #9EA040

tetradic

#409EA0 #7240A0 #A04240 #6EA040

square

#409EA0 #7240A0 #A04240 #6EA040

split-complementary

#409EA0 #A0406E #A07240

monochromatic

#1D4849 #2F7374 #409EA0 #5EBDBF #8ACFD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#409EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.62

#409EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409EA0

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409EA0	1.00	3.17	6.62	6.62
#FFFFFF	3.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9497A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#858CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A39E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 158, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.088 197.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80bbbc',
    500: '#409ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409ea0;
$custom-light: #80bbbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.25,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64479,
    "c": 0.08758,
    "h": 197.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.28082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409EA0

secondary

#BB8281

accent

#5855D3

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #409EA0

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

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