#40ACCC#40ACCC
#40ACCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.107 H 221.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40ACCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 172, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 15.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -20.46, -25.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 32.49, 230.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.61% -0.0803 -0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.61% 0.107 221.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7615, 34.9516, 62.3983) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.18
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.88
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.88
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.19
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.39
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40ACCC #CC6040
analogous
#40CCA6 #40ACCC #4066CC
triadic
#40ACCC #CC40AC #ACCC40
tetradic
#40ACCC #A640CC #CC6040 #66CC40
square
#40ACCC #A640CC #CC6040 #66CC40
split-complementary
#40ACCC #CC4066 #CCA640
monochromatic
#1F6073 #2C88A3 #40ACCC #70C1D9 #A1D6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#40ACCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#40ACCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40ACCC
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40ACCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40ACCC | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8599CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40accc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 172, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.107 221.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c5db',
500: '#40accc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40accc; $custom-light: #86c5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40accc",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 172,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.714,
"s": 57.851,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69611,
"c": 0.10684,
"h": 221.3
},
"luminance": 0.34955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40ACCC
secondary
#D2A395
accent
#6A47E1
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183