#40AE96#40AE96

#40AE96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.106 H 175.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40AE96
RGB	rgb(64, 174, 150)
HSL	hsl(167, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(167, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 0%, 13.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.61, -37.01, 3.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.61, 37.15, 175.16°)
OKLab	oklab(68.16% -0.1057 0.0077)
OKLCH	oklch(68.16% 0.106 175.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.7528, 33.5617, 34.1272)
Luminance	0.3356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40AE96 #AE4058

analogous

#40AE5F #40AE96 #408FAE

triadic

#40AE96 #9640AE #AE9640

tetradic

#40AE96 #5F40AE #AE4058 #8FAE40

square

#40AE96 #5F40AE #AE4058 #8FAE40

split-complementary

#40AE96 #AE408F #AE5F40

monochromatic

#1F5549 #30816F #40AE96 #65C6B1 #92D7C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.72

#40AE96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.71

#40AE96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40AE96

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40AE96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40AE96	1.00	2.72	7.71	7.71
#FFFFFF	2.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8A495

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#989898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B0A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40ae96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 174, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.106 175.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c7b4',
    500: '#40ae96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40ae96;
$custom-light: #81c7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40ae96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.909,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68159,
    "c": 0.10596,
    "h": 175.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.33564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40AE96

secondary

#C28894

accent

#526FD6

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0B1311

muted

#7C8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #40AE96

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

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