#40B498#40B498

#40B498 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.112 H 173.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40B498
RGB	rgb(64, 180, 152)
HSL	hsl(166, 48%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(166, 64%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 15.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.52, -39.21, 4.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.52, 39.50, 173.05°)
OKLab	oklab(69.73% -0.1111 0.012)
OKLCH	oklch(69.73% 0.112 173.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.1003, 35.9969, 35.3777)
Luminance	0.3600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40B498 #B4405C

analogous

#40B45E #40B498 #4096B4

triadic

#40B498 #9840B4 #B49840

tetradic

#40B498 #5E40B4 #B4405C #96B440

square

#40B498 #5E40B4 #B4405C #96B440

split-complementary

#40B498 #B44096 #B45E40

monochromatic

#205A4C #308772 #40B498 #68C9B2 #95D9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.56

#40B498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.20

#40B498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40B498

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40B498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40B498	1.00	2.56	8.20	8.20
#FFFFFF	2.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AEA997

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9E9D9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B6AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40b498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 180, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.112 173.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82cbb6',
    500: '#40b498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40b498;
$custom-light: #82cbb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40b498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.517,
    "s": 47.541,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69728,
    "c": 0.1118,
    "h": 173.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.36
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40B498

secondary

#C58B99

accent

#5171D7

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0C1311

muted

#7D8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #40B498

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

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