#40C1B2#40C1B2
#40C1B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.113 H 184.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C1B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 193, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 7.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.17, -38.31, -2.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.17, 38.40, 184.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.75% -0.1127 -0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.75% 0.113 184) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2164, 42.4410, 48.7630) |
| Luminance | 0.4244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.58
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.63
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.94
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.87
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.61
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C1B2 #C1404F
analogous
#40C171 #40C1B2 #4090C1
triadic
#40C1B2 #B240C1 #C1B240
tetradic
#40C1B2 #7140C1 #C1404F #90C140
square
#40C1B2 #7140C1 #C1404F #90C140
split-complementary
#40C1B2 #C14090 #C17140
monochromatic
#21665E #309488 #40C1B2 #6ED0C5 #9CDFD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#40C1B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#40C1B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C1B2
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C1B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C1B2 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B6B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A8B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c1b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 193, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.113 184.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d4c9',
500: '#40c1b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c1b2; $custom-light: #85d4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c1b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 193,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.023,
"s": 50.988,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73748,
"c": 0.11302,
"h": 184
},
"luminance": 0.42444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C1B2
secondary
#CB9298
accent
#4D5EDA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382