#40AFBC#40AFBC
#40AFBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.100 H 206.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40AFBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 175, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 6.9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.04, -26.91, -15.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.04, 31.25, 210.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.69% -0.0898 -0.044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.69% 0.1 206.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5175, 35.3778, 52.9983) |
| Luminance | 0.3538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.38
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.60
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.48
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40AFBC #BC4D40
analogous
#40BC8B #40AFBC #4071BC
triadic
#40AFBC #BC40AF #AFBC40
tetradic
#40AFBC #8B40BC #BC4D40 #71BC40
square
#40AFBC #8B40BC #BC4D40 #71BC40
split-complementary
#40AFBC #BC4071 #BC8B40
monochromatic
#215A61 #30858E #40AFBC #6CC3CD #9AD6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#40AFBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#40AFBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40AFBC
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40AFBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40AFBC | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A8BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9BBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40afbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 175, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.100 206.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c7d0',
500: '#40afbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40afbc; $custom-light: #84c7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40afbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 175,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.29,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6969,
"c": 0.1,
"h": 206.1
},
"luminance": 0.35381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40AFBC
secondary
#C9958F
accent
#5D4FD9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282