#40ACAF#40ACAF

#40ACAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.097 H 197.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40ACAF
RGB	rgb(64, 172, 175)
HSL	hsl(182, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(182, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.71, -29.26, -10.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.71, 31.13, 199.99°)
OKLab	oklab(68.48% -0.0922 -0.0295)
OKLCH	oklch(68.48% 0.097 197.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6014, 33.6875, 45.7549)
Luminance	0.3369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40ACAF #AF4340

analogous

#40AF7B #40ACAF #4074AF

triadic

#40ACAF #AF40AC #ACAF40

tetradic

#40ACAF #7B40AF #AF4340 #74AF40

square

#40ACAF #7B40AF #AF4340 #74AF40

split-complementary

#40ACAF #AF4074 #AF7B40

monochromatic

#1F5455 #308082 #40ACAF #65C4C7 #92D5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.71

#40ACAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.74

#40ACAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40ACAF

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40ACAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40ACAF	1.00	2.71	7.74	7.74
#FFFFFF	2.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A1A4AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F98B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B2AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40acaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 172, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.097 197.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83c5c6',
    500: '#40acaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40acaf;
$custom-light: #83c5c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40acaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.622,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68478,
    "c": 0.09679,
    "h": 197.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.3369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40ACAF

secondary

#C38A88

accent

#5552D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #40ACAF

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

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