#40ABBD#40ABBD

#40ABBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.099 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40ABBD
RGB	rgb(64, 171, 189)
HSL	hsl(189, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(189, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.1%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.87, -24.60, -18.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.87, 30.60, 216.49°)
OKLab	oklab(68.76% -0.0852 -0.0505)
OKLCH	oklch(68.76% 0.099 210.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.8587, 33.8871, 53.3123)
Luminance	0.3389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40ABBD #BD5240

analogous

#40BD91 #40ABBD #406DBD

triadic

#40ABBD #BD40AB #ABBD40

tetradic

#40ABBD #9140BD #BD5240 #6DBD40

square

#40ABBD #9140BD #BD5240 #6DBD40

split-complementary

#40ABBD #BD406D #BD9140

monochromatic

#215862 #31828F #40ABBD #6DC0CD #9AD3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#40ABBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.78

#40ABBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40ABBD

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40ABBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40ABBD	1.00	2.70	7.78	7.78
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CA5BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A98BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B3B0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40abbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 171, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.099 210.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c4d0',
    500: '#40abbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40abbd;
$custom-light: #84c4d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40abbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.64,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68759,
    "c": 0.09908,
    "h": 210.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.3389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40ABBD

secondary

#C99890

accent

#634FD9

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #40ABBD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →