#40BD9E#40BD9E
#40BD9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.119 H 173.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40BD9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 189, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.1%, 0%, 16.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -41.69, 5.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 42.08, 172.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.16% -0.1178 0.0144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.16% 0.119 173) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4804, 39.9509, 38.6569) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.90
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.02
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.16
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.28
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40BD9E #BD405F
analogous
#40BD60 #40BD9E #409EBD
triadic
#40BD9E #9E40BD #BD9E40
tetradic
#40BD9E #6040BD #BD405F #9EBD40
square
#40BD9E #6040BD #BD405F #9EBD40
split-complementary
#40BD9E #BD409E #BD6040
monochromatic
#216252 #318F78 #40BD9E #6DCDB5 #9ADDCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#40BD9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#40BD9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40BD9E
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40BD9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40BD9E | 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)
#B7B19D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A4A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40bd9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 189, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.119 173.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d1ba',
500: '#40bd9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40bd9e; $custom-light: #84d1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40bd9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 189,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.12,
"s": 49.407,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72157,
"c": 0.11868,
"h": 173
},
"luminance": 0.39954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40BD9E
secondary
#C9909E
accent
#4F71D9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280