#40ADA0#40ADA0
#40ADA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.100 H 184.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40ADA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 173, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 46%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 63%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 0%, 7.5%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.57, -33.93, -2.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.57, 34.02, 184.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.22% -0.1 -0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.22% 0.1 184.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4002, 33.5127, 38.4863) |
| Luminance | 0.3352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.80
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.82
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.16
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40ADA0 #AD404D
analogous
#40AD6A #40ADA0 #4084AD
triadic
#40ADA0 #A040AD #ADA040
tetradic
#40ADA0 #6A40AD #AD404D #84AD40
square
#40ADA0 #6A40AD #AD404D #84AD40
split-complementary
#40ADA0 #AD4084 #AD6A40
monochromatic
#1F544D #2F8077 #40ADA0 #64C6BA #91D6CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#40ADA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.70
#40ADA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40ADA0
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40ADA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40ADA0 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.70 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A4A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9598A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40ada0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 173, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.100 184.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c6bc',
500: '#40ada0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40ada0; $custom-light: #82c6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40ada0",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 173,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.844,
"s": 45.992,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68216,
"c": 0.10023,
"h": 184.2
},
"luminance": 0.33515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40ADA0
secondary
#C2878E
accent
#5262D6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281