#40A499#40A499
#40A499 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.094 H 185.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40A499 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 164, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 61%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 0%, 6.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, -31.56, -2.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 31.70, 185.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.74% -0.0934 -0.0084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.74% 0.094 185.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1370, 29.9386, 34.7956) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.70
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.09
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.62
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.69
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.57
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40A499 #A4404B
analogous
#40A467 #40A499 #407DA4
triadic
#40A499 #9940A4 #A49940
tetradic
#40A499 #6740A4 #A4404B #7DA440
square
#40A499 #6740A4 #A4404B #7DA440
split-complementary
#40A499 #A4407D #A46740
monochromatic
#1E4C47 #2F7870 #40A499 #60C1B6 #8CD2CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#40A499 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#40A499 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #40A499
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40A499 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40A499 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9B99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D909A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40a499; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 164, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.094 185.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bfb7',
500: '#40a499',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40a499; $custom-light: #80bfb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40a499",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 164,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.4,
"s": 43.86,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65737,
"c": 0.09381,
"h": 185.2
},
"luminance": 0.29941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40A499
secondary
#BD8389
accent
#5462D4
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180