#40AAB0#40AAB0
#40AAB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.096 H 200.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40AAB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 170, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 47%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 64%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.14, -27.98, -12.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.14, 30.47, 203.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.02% -0.0896 -0.0334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.02% 0.096 200.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3222, 32.9714, 46.1482) |
| Luminance | 0.3297 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.77
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.33
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.52
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.62
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40AAB0 #B04640
analogous
#40B07E #40AAB0 #4072B0
triadic
#40AAB0 #B040AA #AAB040
tetradic
#40AAB0 #7E40B0 #B04640 #72B040
square
#40AAB0 #7E40B0 #B04640 #72B040
split-complementary
#40AAB0 #B04072 #B07E40
monochromatic
#1F5356 #307F83 #40AAB0 #66C2C7 #93D4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#40AAB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.59
#40AAB0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40AAB0
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40AAB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40AAB0 | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.59 | 7.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA3B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D96B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40aab0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 170, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.096 200.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c3c7',
500: '#40aab0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40aab0; $custom-light: #83c3c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40aab0",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 170,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.214,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68022,
"c": 0.09567,
"h": 200.4
},
"luminance": 0.32974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40AAB0
secondary
#C38C89
accent
#5951D6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182