#40BABF#40BABF
#40BABF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.106 H 199.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40BABF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 186, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 66%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, -31.41, -12.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 33.77, 201.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.47% -0.0998 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.47% 0.106 199) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0731, 39.9661, 55.4621) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.43
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.80
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.86
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40BABF #BF4540
analogous
#40BF84 #40BABF #407BBF
triadic
#40BABF #BF40BA #BABF40
tetradic
#40BABF #8440BF #BF4540 #7BBF40
square
#40BABF #8440BF #BF4540 #7BBF40
split-complementary
#40BABF #BF407B #BF8440
monochromatic
#216163 #318D91 #40BABF #6ECBCE #9CDBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#40BABF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#40BABF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40BABF
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40BABF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40BABF | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADB2C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA4C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40babf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 186, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.106 199.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86cfd2',
500: '#40babf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40babf; $custom-light: #86cfd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40babf",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 186,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.362,
"s": 49.804,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72472,
"c": 0.10559,
"h": 199
},
"luminance": 0.39969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40BABF
secondary
#CA9391
accent
#544ED9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8282