#40BAC3#40BAC3
#40BAC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.106 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40BAC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 186, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.2%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.57, -30.24, -14.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.57, 33.50, 205.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.62% -0.0981 -0.04) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.62% 0.106 202.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5193, 40.1446, 57.8121) |
| Luminance | 0.4015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.29
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.31
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.74
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40BAC3 #C34940
analogous
#40C38A #40BAC3 #4078C3
triadic
#40BAC3 #C340BA #BAC340
tetradic
#40BAC3 #8A40C3 #C34940 #78C340
square
#40BAC3 #8A40C3 #C34940 #78C340
split-complementary
#40BAC3 #C34078 #C38A40
monochromatic
#216368 #2F8F97 #40BAC3 #6FCBD2 #9DDCE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#40BAC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#40BAC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40BAC3
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40BAC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40BAC3 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB2C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A4C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40bac3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 186, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.106 202.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86cfd5',
500: '#40bac3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40bac3; $custom-light: #86cfd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40bac3",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 186,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.122,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72617,
"c": 0.10596,
"h": 202.2
},
"luminance": 0.40148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40BAC3
secondary
#CC9692
accent
#564CDC
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283