#40BCAA#40BCAA
#40BCAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.111 H 181.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40BCAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 188, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 9.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -38.17, -0.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 38.18, 181.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.26% -0.1112 -0.003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.26% 0.111 181.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3498, 39.9557, 44.2932) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.51
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.78
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.59
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.98
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40BCAA #BC4052
analogous
#40BC6C #40BCAA #4090BC
triadic
#40BCAA #AA40BC #BCAA40
tetradic
#40BCAA #6C40BC #BC4052 #90BC40
square
#40BCAA #6C40BC #BC4052 #90BC40
split-complementary
#40BCAA #BC4090 #BC6C40
monochromatic
#216157 #308E81 #40BCAA #6CCDBF #9ADDD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#40BCAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#40BCAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40BCAA
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40BCAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40BCAA | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 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)
#B4B1A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A4AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40bcaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 188, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.111 181.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d1c3',
500: '#40bcaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40bcaa; $custom-light: #84d1c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40bcaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 188,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.29,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72263,
"c": 0.11125,
"h": 181.6
},
"luminance": 0.39959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40BCAA
secondary
#C98F98
accent
#4F63D9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281