#40AF8E#40AF8E

#40AF8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.112 H 169.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40AF8E
RGB	rgb(64, 175, 142)
HSL	hsl(162, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(162, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 18.9%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.72, -39.45, 7.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.72, 40.20, 168.92°)
OKLab	oklab(68.18% -0.1105 0.0198)
OKLCH	oklch(68.18% 0.112 169.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3244, 33.7006, 30.9143)
Luminance	0.3370 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40AF8E #AF4061

analogous

#40AF56 #40AF8E #4099AF

triadic

#40AF8E #8E40AF #AF8E40

tetradic

#40AF8E #5640AF #AF4061 #99AF40

square

#40AF8E #5640AF #AF4061 #99AF40

split-complementary

#40AF8E #AF4099 #AF5640

monochromatic

#1F5545 #30826A #40AF8E #65C7AA #92D7C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.71

#40AF8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.74

#40AF8E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40AF8E

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40AF8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40AF8E	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)

#AAA48C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9B9890

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B0A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40af8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 175, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.112 169.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c7af',
    500: '#40af8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40af8e;
$custom-light: #81c7af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40af8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.162,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68184,
    "c": 0.11228,
    "h": 169.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.33703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40AF8E

secondary

#C3889A

accent

#5279D6

background

#F8FCFA

surface

#F0F8F4

border

#CBD1CE

text

#0B1310

muted

#7C827F

Preview Lab

Preview with #40AF8E

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