#409EA4#409EA4

#409EA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.088 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#409EA4
RGB	rgb(64, 158, 164)
HSL	hsl(184, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(184, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 3.7%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.09, -25.51, -11.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.09, 27.94, 204.07°)
OKLab	oklab(64.63% -0.0819 -0.0315)
OKLCH	oklch(64.63% 0.088 201.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0392, 28.2219, 39.4533)
Luminance	0.2822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#409EA4 #A44640

analogous

#40A478 #409EA4 #406CA4

triadic

#409EA4 #A4409E #9EA440

tetradic

#409EA4 #7840A4 #A44640 #6CA440

square

#409EA4 #7840A4 #A44640 #6CA440

split-complementary

#409EA4 #A4406C #A47840

monochromatic

#1E494C #2F7478 #409EA4 #60BBC1 #8CCED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.16

#409EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.64

#409EA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #409EA4

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##409EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##409EA4	1.00	3.16	6.64	6.64
#FFFFFF	3.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9397A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838CA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #409ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 158, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.088 201.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80bbbf',
    500: '#409ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #409ea4;
$custom-light: #80bbbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#409ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.6,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64625,
    "c": 0.08779,
    "h": 201.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#409EA4

secondary

#BD8683

accent

#5C54D4

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #409EA4

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

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