#40A2AE#40A2AE
#40A2AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.092 H 206.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40A2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 162, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 46%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 63%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.64, -24.57, -14.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.64, 28.63, 210.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.99% -0.082 -0.0407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.99% 0.092 206.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6714, 29.9842, 44.6289) |
| Luminance | 0.2999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.74
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.02
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.57
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.80
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40A2AE #AE4C40
analogous
#40AE83 #40A2AE #406BAE
triadic
#40A2AE #AE40A2 #A2AE40
tetradic
#40A2AE #8340AE #AE4C40 #6BAE40
square
#40A2AE #8340AE #AE4C40 #6BAE40
split-complementary
#40A2AE #AE406B #AE8340
monochromatic
#1F4F55 #307881 #40A2AE #65BCC6 #92CFD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#40A2AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#40A2AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40A2AE
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40A2AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40A2AE | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959CAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8590AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40a2ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 162, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.092 206.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82bec6',
500: '#40a2ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40a2ae; $custom-light: #82bec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40a2ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 162,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.545,
"s": 46.218,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65986,
"c": 0.09154,
"h": 206.4
},
"luminance": 0.29987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40A2AE
secondary
#C28E88
accent
#6052D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182