#40AF97#40AF97

#40AF97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.107 H 175.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40AF97
RGB	rgb(64, 175, 151)
HSL	hsl(167, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(167, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 13.7%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.95, -37.21, 3.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.95, 37.34, 175.30°)
OKLab	oklab(68.44% -0.1063 0.0075)
OKLCH	oklch(68.44% 0.107 175.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.0276, 33.9818, 34.6177)
Luminance	0.3398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40AF97 #AF4058

analogous

#40AF60 #40AF97 #4090AF

triadic

#40AF97 #9740AF #AF9740

tetradic

#40AF97 #6040AF #AF4058 #90AF40

square

#40AF97 #6040AF #AF4058 #90AF40

split-complementary

#40AF97 #AF4090 #AF6040

monochromatic

#1F554A #308270 #40AF97 #65C7B2 #92D7C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.69

#40AF97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.80

#40AF97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40AF97

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40AF97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40AF97	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)

#A9A496

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#999999

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B1A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9E9E9E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40af97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 175, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.107 175.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c7b5',
    500: '#40af97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40af97;
$custom-light: #81c7b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40af97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.027,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68441,
    "c": 0.10656,
    "h": 175.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.33984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40AF97

secondary

#C38895

accent

#526ED6

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0B1311

muted

#7C8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #40AF97

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

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