#40BCA8#40BCA8
#40BCA8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.112 H 180.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40BCA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 188, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 10.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.38, -38.70, 0.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.38, 38.70, 179.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.2% -0.1121 -0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.2% 0.112 180.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1621, 39.8806, 43.3044) |
| Luminance | 0.3988 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.33
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.41
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.10
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40BCA8 #BC4054
analogous
#40BC6A #40BCA8 #4092BC
triadic
#40BCA8 #A840BC #BCA840
tetradic
#40BCA8 #6A40BC #BC4054 #92BC40
square
#40BCA8 #6A40BC #BC4054 #92BC40
split-complementary
#40BCA8 #BC4092 #BC6A40
monochromatic
#216156 #308E7F #40BCA8 #6CCDBD #9ADDD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#40BCA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#40BCA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40BCA8
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40BCA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40BCA8 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4B1A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A4AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40bca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 188, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.112 180.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d1c1',
500: '#40bca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40bca8; $custom-light: #84d1c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40bca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 188,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.323,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72201,
"c": 0.11213,
"h": 180.1
},
"luminance": 0.39884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40BCA8
secondary
#C98F99
accent
#4F65D9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281