#40AA99#40AA99

#40AA99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.100 H 180.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40AA99
RGB	rgb(64, 170, 153)
HSL	hsl(170, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(170, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 10%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.46, -34.39, -0.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.46, 34.39, 180.37°)
OKLab	oklab(67.24% -0.1 -0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(67.24% 0.1 180.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.2362, 32.1370, 35.1620)
Luminance	0.3214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40AA99 #AA4051

analogous

#40AA64 #40AA99 #4086AA

triadic

#40AA99 #9940AA #AA9940

tetradic

#40AA99 #6440AA #AA4051 #86AA40

square

#40AA99 #6440AA #AA4051 #86AA40

split-complementary

#40AA99 #AA4086 #AA6440

monochromatic

#1F5149 #2F7E71 #40AA99 #63C4B5 #8FD5CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.83

#40AA99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.43

#40AA99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40AA99

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40AA99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40AA99	1.00	2.83	7.43	7.43
#FFFFFF	2.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3A098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93959A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00ADA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40aa99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 170, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.100 180.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c4b7',
    500: '#40aa99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40aa99;
$custom-light: #81c4b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40aa99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.377,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67244,
    "c": 0.09997,
    "h": 180.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.32139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40AA99

secondary

#C0868F

accent

#5368D5

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#EFF8F6

border

#CAD1D0

text

#0B1211

muted

#7C8180

Preview Lab

Preview with #40AA99

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

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