#40ABA9#40ABA9
#40ABA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.096 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40ABA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 171, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 46%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 63%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.22, -30.49, -8.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.22, 31.53, 194.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.02% -0.0938 -0.0223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.02% 0.096 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8355, 33.0778, 42.6569) |
| Luminance | 0.3308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.00
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.07
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.40
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40ABA9 #AB4042
analogous
#40AB73 #40ABA9 #4077AB
triadic
#40ABA9 #A940AB #ABA940
tetradic
#40ABA9 #7340AB #AB4042 #77AB40
square
#40ABA9 #7340AB #AB4042 #77AB40
split-complementary
#40ABA9 #AB4077 #AB7340
monochromatic
#1F5251 #2F7E7D #40ABA9 #63C5C3 #90D5D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#40ABA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#40ABA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40ABA9
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40ABA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40ABA9 | 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)
#A1A3A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9096AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40aba9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 171, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.096 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c4c2',
500: '#40aba9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40aba9; $custom-light: #82c4c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40aba9",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 171,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.879,
"s": 45.532,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6802,
"c": 0.09639,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.3308
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40ABA9
secondary
#C18687
accent
#5355D5
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281