#40C0A2#40C0A2
#40C0A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.120 H 174.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C0A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 192, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 15.6%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.45, -42.01, 4.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.45, 42.30, 173.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% -0.119 0.0125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.12 174) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4823, 41.3948, 40.7170) |
| Luminance | 0.4140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.46
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.59
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.65
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.68
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.64
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C0A2 #C0405E
analogous
#40C062 #40C0A2 #409EC0
triadic
#40C0A2 #A240C0 #C0A240
tetradic
#40C0A2 #6240C0 #C0405E #9EC040
square
#40C0A2 #6240C0 #C0405E #9EC040
split-complementary
#40C0A2 #C0409E #C06240
monochromatic
#216455 #30927B #40C0A2 #6ECFB8 #9CDECF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#40C0A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#40C0A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C0A2
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C0A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C0A2 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB4A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A7A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c0a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 192, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.120 174.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d4bd',
500: '#40c0a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c0a2; $custom-light: #84d4bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c0a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 192,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.938,
"s": 50.394,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7302,
"c": 0.1197,
"h": 174
},
"luminance": 0.41398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C0A2
secondary
#CB919F
accent
#4E6FDA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381