#40A8BC#40A8BC
#40A8BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.098 H 212.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40A8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 168, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 10.6%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.94, -23.38, -19.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.94, 30.17, 219.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.99% -0.0825 -0.053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.99% 0.098 212.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1903, 32.7233, 52.5559) |
| Luminance | 0.3273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.68
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.31
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.74
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.92
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40A8BC #BC5440
analogous
#40BC92 #40A8BC #406ABC
triadic
#40A8BC #BC40A8 #A8BC40
tetradic
#40A8BC #9240BC #BC5440 #6ABC40
square
#40A8BC #9240BC #BC5440 #6ABC40
split-complementary
#40A8BC #BC406A #BC9240
monochromatic
#215661 #307F8E #40A8BC #6CBDCD #9AD2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#40A8BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#40A8BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40A8BC
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40A8BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40A8BC | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A2BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8795BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40a8bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 168, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.098 212.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c2d0',
500: '#40a8bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40a8bc; $custom-light: #84c2d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40a8bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 168,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.677,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67994,
"c": 0.09805,
"h": 212.7
},
"luminance": 0.32726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40A8BC
secondary
#C9998F
accent
#654FD9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182