#40A2AB#40A2AB

#40A2AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.091 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40A2AB
RGB	rgb(64, 162, 171)
HSL	hsl(185, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(185, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.54, -25.46, -13.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.54, 28.67, 207.34°)
OKLab	oklab(65.87% -0.0832 -0.0365)
OKLCH	oklch(65.87% 0.091 203.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3822, 29.8686, 43.1058)
Luminance	0.2987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40A2AB #AB4940

analogous

#40AB7E #40A2AB #406CAB

triadic

#40A2AB #AB40A2 #A2AB40

tetradic

#40A2AB #7E40AB #AB4940 #6CAB40

square

#40A2AB #7E40AB #AB4940 #6CAB40

split-complementary

#40A2AB #AB406C #AB7E40

monochromatic

#1F4E52 #2F787E #40A2AB #63BDC5 #90D0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#40A2AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.97

#40A2AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #40A2AB

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40A2AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40A2AB	1.00	3.01	6.97	6.97
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#969CAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#868FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40a2ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 162, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.091 203.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81bec4',
    500: '#40a2ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40a2ab;
$custom-light: #81bec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40a2ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.047,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65872,
    "c": 0.09088,
    "h": 203.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40A2AB

secondary

#C18B86

accent

#5E53D5

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #40A2AB

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

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