#40ADAD#40ADAD

#40ADAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.098 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40ADAD
RGB	rgb(64, 173, 173)
HSL	hsl(180, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(180, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 0%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.96, -30.32, -9.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.96, 31.67, 196.82°)
OKLab	oklab(68.65% -0.0941 -0.0254)
OKLCH	oklch(68.65% 0.098 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.5974, 33.9916, 44.7918)
Luminance	0.3399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40ADAD #AD4040

analogous

#40AD77 #40ADAD #4077AD

triadic

#40ADAD #AD40AD #ADAD40

tetradic

#40ADAD #7740AD #AD4040 #77AD40

square

#40ADAD #7740AD #AD4040 #77AD40

split-complementary

#40ADAD #AD4077 #AD7740

monochromatic

#1F5454 #2F8080 #40ADAD #64C6C6 #91D6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.69

#40ADAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.80

#40ADAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40ADAD

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40ADAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40ADAD	1.00	2.69	7.80	7.80
#FFFFFF	2.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A2A5AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9198AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B2AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40adad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 173, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.098 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83c6c5',
    500: '#40adad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40adad;
$custom-light: #83c6c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40adad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68653,
    "c": 0.09751,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.33994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40ADAD

secondary

#C28787

accent

#5252D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1312

muted

#7D8281

Preview Lab

Preview with #40ADAD

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

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