#40AAA4#40AAA4

#40AAA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.096 H 189.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40AAA4
RGB	rgb(64, 170, 164)
HSL	hsl(177, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(177, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 3.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.77, -31.41, -5.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.77, 31.96, 190.66°)
OKLab	oklab(67.6% -0.0949 -0.0165)
OKLCH	oklch(67.6% 0.096 189.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1869, 32.5173, 40.1692)
Luminance	0.3252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40AAA4 #AA4046

analogous

#40AA6F #40AAA4 #407BAA

triadic

#40AAA4 #A440AA #AAA440

tetradic

#40AAA4 #6F40AA #AA4046 #7BAA40

square

#40AAA4 #6F40AA #AA4046 #7BAA40

split-complementary

#40AAA4 #AA407B #AA6F40

monochromatic

#1F514E #2F7E79 #40AAA4 #63C4BF #8FD5D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.80

#40AAA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.50

#40AAA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40AAA4

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40AAA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40AAA4	1.00	2.80	7.50	7.50
#FFFFFF	2.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1A1A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9095A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AEA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40aaa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 170, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.096 189.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82c4be',
    500: '#40aaa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40aaa4;
$custom-light: #82c4be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40aaa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.604,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67601,
    "c": 0.09636,
    "h": 189.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.3252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40AAA4

secondary

#C08689

accent

#535AD5

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #40AAA4

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

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