#40B195#40B195
#40B195 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.110 H 173.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40B195 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 177, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 47%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 64%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 0%, 15.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.52, -38.62, 4.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.52, 38.94, 172.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.89% -0.1094 0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.89% 0.11 173.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2587, 34.7017, 33.9003) |
| Luminance | 0.3470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 0.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.65
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.76
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40B195 #B1405C
analogous
#40B15D #40B195 #4094B1
triadic
#40B195 #9540B1 #B19540
tetradic
#40B195 #5D40B1 #B1405C #94B140
square
#40B195 #5D40B1 #B1405C #94B140
split-complementary
#40B195 #B14094 #B15D40
monochromatic
#1F5749 #30846F #40B195 #66C8B0 #93D8C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#40B195 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.94
#40B195 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40B195
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40B195 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40B195 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.94 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA694
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9A97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40b195; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 177, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.110 173.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c9b4',
500: '#40b195',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40b195; $custom-light: #82c9b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40b195",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 177,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.133,
"s": 46.888,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68886,
"c": 0.11009,
"h": 173.4
},
"luminance": 0.34704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40B195
secondary
#C38998
accent
#5172D7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280