#40A3AC#40A3AC
#40A3AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.092 H 203.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40A3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 163, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 46%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 63%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.8%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.88, -25.67, -13.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.88, 28.87, 207.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.16% -0.0839 -0.0366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.16% 0.092 203.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6548, 30.2605, 43.6687) |
| Luminance | 0.3026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.31
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.33
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.38
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.79
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40A3AC #AC4940
analogous
#40AC7F #40A3AC #406DAC
triadic
#40A3AC #AC40A3 #A3AC40
tetradic
#40A3AC #7F40AC #AC4940 #6DAC40
square
#40A3AC #7F40AC #AC4940 #6DAC40
split-complementary
#40A3AC #AC406D #AC7F40
monochromatic
#1F4E53 #2F797F #40A3AC #64BDC5 #91D0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#40A3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#40A3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40A3AC
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40A3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40A3AC | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979CAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40a3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 163, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.092 203.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81bec4',
500: '#40a3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40a3ac; $custom-light: #81bec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40a3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 163,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185,
"s": 45.763,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66155,
"c": 0.09153,
"h": 203.6
},
"luminance": 0.30263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40A3AC
secondary
#C18C87
accent
#5D52D5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181