#40AA97#40AA97

#40AA97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.101 H 179.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40AA97
RGB	rgb(64, 170, 151)
HSL	hsl(169, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(169, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 11.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.40, -34.92, 0.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.40, 34.93, 178.66°)
OKLab	oklab(67.18% -0.1009 0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(67.18% 0.101 179.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0724, 32.0715, 34.2993)
Luminance	0.3207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40AA97 #AA4053

analogous

#40AA62 #40AA97 #4088AA

triadic

#40AA97 #9740AA #AA9740

tetradic

#40AA97 #6240AA #AA4053 #88AA40

square

#40AA97 #6240AA #AA4053 #88AA40

split-complementary

#40AA97 #AA4088 #AA6240

monochromatic

#1F5148 #2F7E70 #40AA97 #63C4B3 #8FD5C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.83

#40AA97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.41

#40AA97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40AA97

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40AA97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40AA97	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)

#A3A096

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#949599

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00ADA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#999999

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40aa97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 170, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.101 179.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c4b5',
    500: '#40aa97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40aa97;
$custom-light: #81c4b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40aa97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.245,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67182,
    "c": 0.1009,
    "h": 179.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.32074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40AA97

secondary

#C08690

accent

#536AD5

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#EFF8F6

border

#CAD1D0

text

#0B1211

muted

#7C8180

Preview Lab

Preview with #40AA97

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

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