#40C0CC#40C0CC
#40C0CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.110 H 204.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C0CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 192, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 5.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.65, -30.50, -16.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.65, 34.53, 207.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.4% -0.1004 -0.045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.4% 0.11 204.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8583, 43.1452, 63.7639) |
| Luminance | 0.4315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.91
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.49
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.15
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.87
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C0CC #CC4C40
analogous
#40CC92 #40C0CC #407ACC
triadic
#40C0CC #CC40C0 #C0CC40
tetradic
#40C0CC #9240CC #CC4C40 #7ACC40
square
#40C0CC #9240CC #CC4C40 #7ACC40
split-complementary
#40C0CC #CC407A #CC9240
monochromatic
#1F6C73 #2C99A3 #40C0CC #70D0D9 #A1E0E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#40C0CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#40C0CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C0CC
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C0CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C0CC | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B8CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA9CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c0cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 192, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.110 204.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d3db',
500: '#40c0cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c0cc; $custom-light: #88d3db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c0cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 192,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.143,
"s": 57.851,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74395,
"c": 0.11002,
"h": 204.1
},
"luminance": 0.43149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C0CC
secondary
#D29B95
accent
#5447E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383