#40B6C8#40B6C8
#40B6C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.106 H 209.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40B6C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 182, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 9%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.54, -26.79, -18.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.54, 32.68, 214.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.84% -0.092 -0.052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.84% 0.106 209.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2632, 38.7127, 60.5624) |
| Luminance | 0.3872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.50
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.90
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.96
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.18
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 10.08
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40B6C8 #C85240
analogous
#40C896 #40B6C8 #4072C8
triadic
#40B6C8 #C840B6 #B6C840
tetradic
#40B6C8 #9640C8 #C85240 #72C840
square
#40B6C8 #9640C8 #C85240 #72C840
split-complementary
#40B6C8 #C84072 #C89640
monochromatic
#20646E #2D8F9D #40B6C8 #70C8D6 #9FDAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#40B6C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.74
#40B6C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40B6C8
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40B6C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40B6C8 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.74 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6AFC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A1C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40b6c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 182, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.106 209.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86ccd8',
500: '#40b6c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40b6c8; $custom-light: #86ccd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40b6c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 182,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.941,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7184,
"c": 0.10567,
"h": 209.5
},
"luminance": 0.38716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40B6C8
secondary
#D09C94
accent
#5D49DF
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7D8283