#40AFAF#40AFAF

#40AFAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.099 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40AFAF
RGB	rgb(64, 175, 175)
HSL	hsl(180, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(180, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.63, -30.71, -9.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.63, 32.09, 196.81°)
OKLab	oklab(69.22% -0.0954 -0.0257)
OKLCH	oklch(69.22% 0.099 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.1788, 34.8423, 45.9474)
Luminance	0.3484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40AFAF #AF4040

analogous

#40AF78 #40AFAF #4078AF

triadic

#40AFAF #AF40AF #AFAF40

tetradic

#40AFAF #7840AF #AF4040 #78AF40

square

#40AFAF #7840AF #AF4040 #78AF40

split-complementary

#40AFAF #AF4078 #AF7840

monochromatic

#1F5555 #308282 #40AFAF #65C7C7 #92D7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.64

#40AFAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.97

#40AFAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40AFAF

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40AFAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40AFAF	1.00	2.64	7.97	7.97
#FFFFFF	2.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4A7AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#939AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B4AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40afaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 175, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.099 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83c7c6',
    500: '#40afaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40afaf;
$custom-light: #83c7c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40afaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69215,
    "c": 0.09878,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.34845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40AFAF

secondary

#C38888

accent

#5252D6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #40AFAF

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

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