#40BBAB#40BBAB
#40BBAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.110 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40BBAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 187, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.8%, 0%, 8.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.16, -37.45, -1.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.16, 37.49, 182.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.05% -0.1097 -0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.05% 0.11 182.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2319, 39.5679, 44.7224) |
| Luminance | 0.3957 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.30
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.96
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.45
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40BBAB #BB4050
analogous
#40BB6E #40BBAB #408EBB
triadic
#40BBAB #AB40BB #BBAB40
tetradic
#40BBAB #6E40BB #BB4050 #8EBB40
square
#40BBAB #6E40BB #BB4050 #8EBB40
split-complementary
#40BBAB #BB408E #BB6E40
monochromatic
#216058 #308D81 #40BBAB #6CCDC0 #99DCD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#40BBAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#40BBAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40BBAB
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40BBAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40BBAB | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B1AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A3AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40bbab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 187, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.110 182.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d0c3',
500: '#40bbab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40bbab; $custom-light: #84d0c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40bbab",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 187,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.195,
"s": 49.004,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72046,
"c": 0.10986,
"h": 182.9
},
"luminance": 0.39571
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40BBAB
secondary
#C88F96
accent
#4F61D9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281