#40A2AF#40A2AF
#40A2AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.092 H 207.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40A2AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 162, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 46%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 63%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.67, -24.27, -15.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.67, 28.64, 212.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.02% -0.0815 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.02% 0.092 207.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7693, 30.0234, 45.1442) |
| Luminance | 0.3003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.93
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.96
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.69
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.92
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40A2AF #AF4D40
analogous
#40AF85 #40A2AF #406BAF
triadic
#40A2AF #AF40A2 #A2AF40
tetradic
#40A2AF #8540AF #AF4D40 #6BAF40
square
#40A2AF #8540AF #AF4D40 #6BAF40
split-complementary
#40A2AF #AF406B #AF8540
monochromatic
#1F4F55 #307982 #40A2AF #65BBC7 #92CFD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#40A2AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#40A2AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40A2AF
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40A2AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40A2AF | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959CB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8490AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40a2af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 162, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.092 207.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82bec6',
500: '#40a2af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40a2af; $custom-light: #82bec6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40a2af",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 162,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.027,
"s": 46.444,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66024,
"c": 0.09181,
"h": 207.3
},
"luminance": 0.30026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40A2AF
secondary
#C38F88
accent
#6152D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182