#40B0BE#40B0BE
#40B0BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.101 H 206.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40B0BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 176, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 66%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.41, -26.81, -16.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.41, 31.44, 211.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.01% -0.09 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.01% 0.101 206.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9300, 35.8554, 54.2067) |
| Luminance | 0.3586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.18
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.94
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.42
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40B0BE #BE4E40
analogous
#40BE8D #40B0BE #4071BE
triadic
#40B0BE #BE40B0 #B0BE40
tetradic
#40B0BE #8D40BE #BE4E40 #71BE40
square
#40B0BE #8D40BE #BE4E40 #71BE40
split-complementary
#40B0BE #BE4071 #BE8D40
monochromatic
#215B62 #318690 #40B0BE #6DC3CE #9BD6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#40B0BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#40B0BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40B0BE
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40B0BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40B0BE | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A9BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9CBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40b0be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 176, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.101 206.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c8d1',
500: '#40b0be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40b0be; $custom-light: #85c8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40b0be",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 176,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.667,
"s": 49.606,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70008,
"c": 0.10087,
"h": 206.9
},
"luminance": 0.35858
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40B0BE
secondary
#C99790
accent
#5E4FD9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282