#40AA96#40AA96

#40AA96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.101 H 178.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40AA96
RGB	rgb(64, 170, 150)
HSL	hsl(169, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(169, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 11.8%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.38, -35.18, 1.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.38, 35.20, 177.83°)
OKLab	oklab(67.15% -0.1014 0.003)
OKLCH	oklch(67.15% 0.101 178.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.9915, 32.0391, 33.8734)
Luminance	0.3204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40AA96 #AA4054

analogous

#40AA61 #40AA96 #4089AA

triadic

#40AA96 #9640AA #AA9640

tetradic

#40AA96 #6140AA #AA4054 #89AA40

square

#40AA96 #6140AA #AA4054 #89AA40

split-complementary

#40AA96 #AA4089 #AA6140

monochromatic

#1F5148 #2F7E6F #40AA96 #63C4B2 #8FD5C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.83

#40AA96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.41

#40AA96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40AA96

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40AA96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40AA96	1.00	2.83	7.41	7.41
#FFFFFF	2.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3A095

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00ACA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#999999

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40aa96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 170, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.101 178.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c4b4',
    500: '#40aa96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40aa96;
$custom-light: #81c4b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40aa96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.679,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67151,
    "c": 0.1014,
    "h": 178.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.32041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40AA96

secondary

#C08691

accent

#536BD5

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#EFF8F6

border

#CAD1D0

text

#0B1211

muted

#7C8180

Preview Lab

Preview with #40AA96

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

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