#40B2BB#40B2BB

#40B2BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.101 H 202.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40B2BB
RGB	rgb(64, 178, 187)
HSL	hsl(184, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(184, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.91, -28.69, -14.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.91, 31.93, 206.02°)
OKLab	oklab(70.38% -0.0933 -0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(70.38% 0.101 202.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.0005, 36.5156, 52.6293)
Luminance	0.3652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40B2BB #BB4940

analogous

#40BB87 #40B2BB #4075BB

triadic

#40B2BB #BB40B2 #B2BB40

tetradic

#40B2BB #8740BB #BB4940 #75BB40

square

#40B2BB #8740BB #BB4940 #75BB40

split-complementary

#40B2BB #BB4075 #BB8740

monochromatic

#215B60 #30878D #40B2BB #6CC5CD #99D7DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.53

#40B2BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.30

#40B2BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40B2BB

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40B2BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40B2BB	1.00	2.53	8.30	8.30
#FFFFFF	2.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A5ABBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#929DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B9B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40b2bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 178, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.101 202.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c9cf',
    500: '#40b2bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40b2bb;
$custom-light: #84c9cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40b2bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.39,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70381,
    "c": 0.10107,
    "h": 202.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.36519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40B2BB

secondary

#C8938F

accent

#594FD9

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1313

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #40B2BB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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