#40AA98#40AA98

#40AA98 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.100 H 179.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40AA98
RGB	rgb(64, 170, 152)
HSL	hsl(170, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(170, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 10.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.43, -34.66, 0.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.43, 34.66, 179.51°)
OKLab	oklab(67.21% -0.1004 0.0002)
OKLCH	oklch(67.21% 0.1 179.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.1539, 32.1041, 34.7289)
Luminance	0.3211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40AA98 #AA4052

analogous

#40AA63 #40AA98 #4087AA

triadic

#40AA98 #9840AA #AA9840

tetradic

#40AA98 #6340AA #AA4052 #87AA40

square

#40AA98 #6340AA #AA4052 #87AA40

split-complementary

#40AA98 #AA4087 #AA6340

monochromatic

#1F5148 #2F7E70 #40AA98 #63C4B4 #8FD5C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.83

#40AA98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.42

#40AA98 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40AA98

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40AA98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40AA98	1.00	2.83	7.42	7.42
#FFFFFF	2.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3A097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93959A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00ADA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40aa98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 170, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.100 179.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c4b6',
    500: '#40aa98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40aa98;
$custom-light: #81c4b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40aa98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.811,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67213,
    "c": 0.10043,
    "h": 179.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.32106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40AA98

secondary

#C08690

accent

#5369D5

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#EFF8F6

border

#CAD1D0

text

#0B1211

muted

#7C8180

Preview Lab

Preview with #40AA98

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

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