#40AFB2#40AFB2
#40AFB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.099 H 197.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40AFB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 175, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 47%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 64%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 1.7%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -29.85, -10.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 31.75, 199.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.32% -0.094 -0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.32% 0.099 197.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4767, 34.9615, 47.5164) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.49
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.87
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.92
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40AFB2 #B24340
analogous
#40B27C #40AFB2 #4076B2
triadic
#40AFB2 #B240AF #AFB240
tetradic
#40AFB2 #7C40B2 #B24340 #76B240
square
#40AFB2 #7C40B2 #B24340 #76B240
split-complementary
#40AFB2 #B24076 #B27C40
monochromatic
#205658 #308385 #40AFB2 #67C6C8 #94D7D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#40AFB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#40AFB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40AFB2
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40AFB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40AFB2 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A7B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929AB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40afb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 175, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.099 197.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c7c9',
500: '#40afb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40afb2; $custom-light: #83c7c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40afb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 175,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.579,
"s": 47.107,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69322,
"c": 0.09871,
"h": 197.7
},
"luminance": 0.34964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40AFB2
secondary
#C48B8A
accent
#5551D7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282