#40ABAE#40ABAE

#40ABAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.096 H 197.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40ABAE
RGB	rgb(64, 171, 174)
HSL	hsl(182, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(182, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.38, -29.06, -10.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.38, 30.93, 200.02°)
OKLab	oklab(68.2% -0.0916 -0.0293)
OKLCH	oklch(68.2% 0.096 197.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3139, 33.2692, 45.1764)
Luminance	0.3327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40ABAE #AE4340

analogous

#40AE7A #40ABAE #4074AE

triadic

#40ABAE #AE40AB #ABAE40

tetradic

#40ABAE #7A40AE #AE4340 #74AE40

square

#40ABAE #7A40AE #AE4340 #74AE40

split-complementary

#40ABAE #AE4074 #AE7A40

monochromatic

#1F5355 #307F81 #40ABAE #65C4C6 #92D5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.74

#40ABAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.65

#40ABAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40ABAE

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40ABAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40ABAE	1.00	2.74	7.65	7.65
#FFFFFF	2.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0A3AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F97AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B1AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40abae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 171, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.096 197.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82c4c6',
    500: '#40abae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40abae;
$custom-light: #82c4c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40abae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.636,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68196,
    "c": 0.09616,
    "h": 197.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.33272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40ABAE

secondary

#C28988

accent

#5652D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #40ABAE

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

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