#40AAB3#40AAB3

#40AAB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.096 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40AAB3
RGB	rgb(64, 170, 179)
HSL	hsl(185, 47%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(185, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.23, -27.10, -13.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.23, 30.32, 206.63°)
OKLab	oklab(68.13% -0.0883 -0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(68.13% 0.096 203.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.6223, 33.0914, 47.7287)
Luminance	0.3309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40AAB3 #B34940

analogous

#40B383 #40AAB3 #4070B3

triadic

#40AAB3 #B340AA #AAB340

tetradic

#40AAB3 #8340B3 #B34940 #70B340

square

#40AAB3 #8340B3 #B34940 #70B340

split-complementary

#40AAB3 #B34070 #B38340

monochromatic

#205459 #307F86 #40AAB3 #67C1C9 #94D4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.76

#40AAB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.62

#40AAB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40AAB3

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40AAB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40AAB3	1.00	2.76	7.62	7.62
#FFFFFF	2.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DA3B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C96B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B0AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40aab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 170, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.096 203.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83c3c9',
    500: '#40aab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40aab3;
$custom-light: #83c3c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40aab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 170,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.696,
    "s": 47.325,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68133,
    "c": 0.09605,
    "h": 203.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.33094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40AAB3

secondary

#C48F8A

accent

#5B51D7

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #40AAB3

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

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