#409EA5#409EA5
#409EA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.088 H 202.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #409EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 158, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 61%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 4.2%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.12, -25.22, -11.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.12, 27.89, 205.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.66% -0.0815 -0.033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.66% 0.088 202) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1299, 28.2581, 39.9308) |
| Luminance | 0.2826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.75
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.06
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.83
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.21
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.69
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#409EA5 #A54740
analogous
#40A579 #409EA5 #406CA5
triadic
#409EA5 #A5409E #9EA540
tetradic
#409EA5 #7940A5 #A54740 #6CA540
square
#409EA5 #7940A5 #A54740 #6CA540
split-complementary
#409EA5 #A5406C #A57940
monochromatic
#1E4A4D #2F7479 #409EA5 #61BBC2 #8DCED3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#409EA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.65
#409EA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #409EA5
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##409EA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##409EA5 | 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)
#9398A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838CA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #409ea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 158, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.088 202.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bbbf',
500: '#409ea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #409ea5; $custom-light: #80bbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#409ea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 158,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.158,
"s": 44.105,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64662,
"c": 0.08791,
"h": 202
},
"luminance": 0.2826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#409EA5
secondary
#BE8783
accent
#5D54D4
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181