#40B1BD#40B1BD
#40B1BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.101 H 205.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40B1BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 177, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.1%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.68, -27.61, -15.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.68, 31.65, 209.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.21% -0.0914 -0.0429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.21% 0.101 205.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0179, 36.2054, 53.6987) |
| Luminance | 0.3621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.16
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.87
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40B1BD #BD4C40
analogous
#40BD8B #40B1BD #4073BD
triadic
#40B1BD #BD40B1 #B1BD40
tetradic
#40B1BD #8B40BD #BD4C40 #73BD40
square
#40B1BD #8B40BD #BD4C40 #73BD40
split-complementary
#40B1BD #BD4073 #BD8B40
monochromatic
#215B62 #31868F #40B1BD #6DC4CD #9AD7DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#40B1BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#40B1BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40B1BD
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40B1BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40B1BD | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3AABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919CBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40b1bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 177, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.101 205.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c8d0',
500: '#40b1bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40b1bd; $custom-light: #85c8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40b1bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 177,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.76,
"s": 49.407,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70213,
"c": 0.101,
"h": 205.1
},
"luminance": 0.36208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40B1BD
secondary
#C99590
accent
#5C4FD9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282