#40B8A0#40B8A0
#40B8A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.112 H 177.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40B8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 184, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 48%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 65%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 13%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.95, -38.97, 2.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.95, 39.05, 176.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.96% -0.1116 0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.96% 0.112 177) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5970, 37.9062, 39.2185) |
| Luminance | 0.3791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.39
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.57
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.94
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40B8A0 #B84058
analogous
#40B864 #40B8A0 #4094B8
triadic
#40B8A0 #A040B8 #B8A040
tetradic
#40B8A0 #6440B8 #B84058 #94B840
square
#40B8A0 #6440B8 #B84058 #94B840
split-complementary
#40B8A0 #B84094 #B86440
monochromatic
#205D51 #308B79 #40B8A0 #6ACBB8 #97DBCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#40B8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#40B8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40B8A0
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40B8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40B8A0 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AD9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A0A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40b8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 184, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.112 177.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83cebc',
500: '#40b8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40b8a0; $custom-light: #83cebc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40b8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 184,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168,
"s": 48.387,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70964,
"c": 0.11179,
"h": 177
},
"luminance": 0.37909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40B8A0
secondary
#C78D99
accent
#506BD8
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281