#40A477#40A477

#40A477 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.116 H 160.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40A477
RGB	rgb(64, 164, 119)
HSL	hsl(153, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(153, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 0%, 27.4%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.76, -39.95, 14.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.76, 42.63, 159.57°)
OKLab	oklab(64.77% -0.1095 0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(64.77% 0.116 160.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7178, 28.9710, 22.0547)
Luminance	0.2897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40A477 #A4406D

analogous

#40A445 #40A477 #409FA4

triadic

#40A477 #7740A4 #A47740

tetradic

#40A477 #4540A4 #A4406D #9FA440

square

#40A477 #4540A4 #A4406D #9FA440

split-complementary

#40A477 #A4409F #A44540

monochromatic

#1E4C37 #2F7857 #40A477 #60C195 #8CD2B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#40A477 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.79

#40A477 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #40A477

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40A477	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40A477	1.00	3.09	6.79	6.79
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A29874

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#948F7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0AA498

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40a477;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 164, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.116 160.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fc09e',
    500: '#40a477',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40a477;
$custom-light: #7fc09e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40a477",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 164,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 153,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64769,
    "c": 0.11593,
    "h": 160.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.28973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40A477

secondary

#BD839D

accent

#548ED4

background

#F8FBF9

surface

#EFF7F2

border

#CAD0CC

text

#0B120E

muted

#7C817E

Preview Lab

Preview with #40A477

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

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