#40B8A7#40B8A7
#40B8A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.108 H 181.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40B8A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 184, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 48%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 65%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 9.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.14, -37.14, -1.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.14, 37.16, 181.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.18% -0.1084 -0.0037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.18% 0.108 181.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2266, 38.1581, 42.5348) |
| Luminance | 0.3816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.72
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.50
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.84
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.73
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40B8A7 #B84051
analogous
#40B86B #40B8A7 #408DB8
triadic
#40B8A7 #A740B8 #B8A740
tetradic
#40B8A7 #6B40B8 #B84051 #8DB840
square
#40B8A7 #6B40B8 #B84051 #8DB840
split-complementary
#40B8A7 #B8408D #B86B40
monochromatic
#205D55 #308B7E #40B8A7 #6ACBBD #97DBD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#40B8A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#40B8A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40B8A7
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40B8A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40B8A7 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0AEA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA1A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40b8a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 184, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.108 181.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84cec1',
500: '#40b8a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40b8a7; $custom-light: #84cec1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40b8a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 184,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.5,
"s": 48.387,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71177,
"c": 0.10847,
"h": 181.9
},
"luminance": 0.38161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40B8A7
secondary
#C78D95
accent
#5063D8
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281