#40AF96#40AF96

#40AF96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.107 H 175.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40AF96
RGB	rgb(64, 175, 150)
HSL	hsl(166, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(166, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 14.3%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.92, -37.47, 3.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.92, 37.64, 174.54°)
OKLab	oklab(68.41% -0.1067 0.0089)
OKLCH	oklch(68.41% 0.107 175.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9467, 33.9495, 34.1918)
Luminance	0.3395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40AF96 #AF4059

analogous

#40AF5E #40AF96 #4091AF

triadic

#40AF96 #9640AF #AF9640

tetradic

#40AF96 #5E40AF #AF4059 #91AF40

square

#40AF96 #5E40AF #AF4059 #91AF40

split-complementary

#40AF96 #AF4091 #AF5E40

monochromatic

#1F5549 #308270 #40AF96 #65C7B1 #92D7C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.70

#40AF96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.79

#40AF96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40AF96

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40AF96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40AF96	1.00	2.70	7.79	7.79
#FFFFFF	2.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A9A495

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#999998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B1A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40af96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 175, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.107 175.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c7b4',
    500: '#40af96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40af96;
$custom-light: #81c7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40af96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.486,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68411,
    "c": 0.10712,
    "h": 175.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.33952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40AF96

secondary

#C38895

accent

#5270D6

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0B1311

muted

#7C8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #40AF96

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

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