#40C0CD#40C0CD
#40C0CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.110 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C0CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 192, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.69, -30.20, -16.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.69, 34.51, 208.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.43% -0.1 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.43% 0.11 204.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9786, 43.1934, 64.3976) |
| Luminance | 0.4320 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.78
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.75
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.12
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.75
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C0CD #CD4D40
analogous
#40CD93 #40C0CD #4079CD
triadic
#40C0CD #CD40C0 #C0CD40
tetradic
#40C0CD #9340CD #CD4D40 #79CD40
square
#40C0CD #9340CD #CD4D40 #79CD40
split-complementary
#40C0CD #CD4079 #CD9340
monochromatic
#1E6C74 #2B99A5 #40C0CD #71D0DA #A1E0E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#40C0CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#40C0CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C0CD
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C0CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C0CD | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA9CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c0cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 192, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.110 204.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d3dc',
500: '#40c0cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c0cd; $custom-light: #88d3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c0cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 192,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.532,
"s": 58.506,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74432,
"c": 0.11021,
"h": 204.9
},
"luminance": 0.43197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C0CD
secondary
#D39B96
accent
#5446E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383