#40C1C0#40C1C0
#40C1C0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.110 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C1C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 193, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 0.5%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.58, -34.45, -9.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.58, 35.80, 195.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.21% -0.1065 -0.0271) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.21% 0.11 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6945, 43.0322, 56.5473) |
| Luminance | 0.4304 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.82
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.92
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.32
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.20
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C1C0 #C14041
analogous
#40C17F #40C1C0 #4081C1
triadic
#40C1C0 #C040C1 #C1C040
tetradic
#40C1C0 #7F40C1 #C14041 #81C140
square
#40C1C0 #7F40C1 #C14041 #81C140
split-complementary
#40C1C0 #C14081 #C17F40
monochromatic
#216665 #309493 #40C1C0 #6ED0CF #9CDFDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#40C1C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#40C1C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C1C0
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C1C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C1C0 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B8C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A9C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c1c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 193, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.110 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d4d3',
500: '#40c1c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c1c0; $custom-light: #87d4d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c1c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 193,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.535,
"s": 50.988,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74208,
"c": 0.10992,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.43036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C1C0
secondary
#CB9292
accent
#4D4EDA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7D8382