#40BBB2#40BBB2

#40BBB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.108 H 188.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40BBB2
RGB	rgb(64, 187, 178)
HSL	hsl(176, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(176, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 0%, 4.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.36, -35.55, -5.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.36, 35.96, 188.63°)
OKLab	oklab(72.27% -0.1066 -0.0152)
OKLCH	oklch(72.27% 0.108 188.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.9169, 39.8419, 48.3298)
Luminance	0.3985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40BBB2 #BB4049

analogous

#40BB75 #40BBB2 #4087BB

triadic

#40BBB2 #B240BB #BBB240

tetradic

#40BBB2 #7540BB #BB4049 #87BB40

square

#40BBB2 #7540BB #BB4049 #87BB40

split-complementary

#40BBB2 #BB4087 #BB7540

monochromatic

#21605B #308D87 #40BBB2 #6CCDC5 #99DCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#40BBB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.97

#40BBB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40BBB2

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40BBB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40BBB2	1.00	2.34	8.97	8.97
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B1B1B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FA4B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C0B8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40bbb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 187, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.108 188.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85d0c9',
    500: '#40bbb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40bbb2;
$custom-light: #85d0c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40bbb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 187,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.61,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7227,
    "c": 0.10764,
    "h": 188.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40BBB2

secondary

#C88F93

accent

#4F59D9

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F9F8

border

#CBD2D1

text

#0C1413

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #40BBB2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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