#40BCC2#40BCC2
#40BCC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.107 H 199.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40BCC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 188, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 3.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.14, -31.50, -13.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.14, 34.08, 202.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.07% -0.1006 -0.0361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.07% 0.107 199.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8309, 40.9481, 57.3601) |
| Luminance | 0.4095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.15
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.42
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.47
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.17
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40BCC2 #C24640
analogous
#40C287 #40BCC2 #407BC2
triadic
#40BCC2 #C240BC #BCC240
tetradic
#40BCC2 #8740C2 #C24640 #7BC240
square
#40BCC2 #8740C2 #C24640 #7BC240
split-complementary
#40BCC2 #C2407B #C28740
monochromatic
#216467 #309095 #40BCC2 #6ECCD1 #9DDDE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#40BCC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#40BCC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40BCC2
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40BCC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40BCC2 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB4C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA5C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40bcc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 188, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.107 199.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d0d4',
500: '#40bcc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40bcc2; $custom-light: #86d0d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40bcc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 188,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.769,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73065,
"c": 0.10687,
"h": 199.7
},
"luminance": 0.40951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40BCC2
secondary
#CC9592
accent
#534DDB
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7D8283