#40B2A8#40B2A8
#40B2A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.102 H 186.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40B2A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 178, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 47%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 64%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 0%, 5.6%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.33, -34.10, -4.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.33, 34.37, 187.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.72% -0.1016 -0.0123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.72% 0.102 186.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0994, 35.7552, 42.6169) |
| Luminance | 0.3576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.13
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.97
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.86
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40B2A8 #B2404A
analogous
#40B26F #40B2A8 #4083B2
triadic
#40B2A8 #A840B2 #B2A840
tetradic
#40B2A8 #6F40B2 #B2404A #83B240
square
#40B2A8 #6F40B2 #B2404A #83B240
split-complementary
#40B2A8 #B24083 #B26F40
monochromatic
#205853 #30857E #40B2A8 #67C8C0 #94D8D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#40B2A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#40B2A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40B2A8
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40B2A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40B2A8 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A9A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989CA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40b2a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 178, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.102 186.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c9c1',
500: '#40b2a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40b2a8; $custom-light: #83c9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40b2a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 178,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.737,
"s": 47.107,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6972,
"c": 0.10239,
"h": 186.9
},
"luminance": 0.35758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40B2A8
secondary
#C48A8F
accent
#515DD7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281