#40C1CF#40C1CF
#40C1CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.111 H 205.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C1CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 193, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 6.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.05, -30.09, -17.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.05, 34.68, 209.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.75% -0.1002 -0.0479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.75% 0.111 205.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4419, 43.7312, 65.7506) |
| Luminance | 0.4374 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.92
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.86
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.87
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.90
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C1CF #CF4E40
analogous
#40CF95 #40C1CF #4079CF
triadic
#40C1CF #CF40C1 #C1CF40
tetradic
#40C1CF #9540CF #CF4E40 #79CF40
square
#40C1CF #9540CF #CF4E40 #79CF40
split-complementary
#40C1CF #CF4079 #CF9540
monochromatic
#1E6E77 #2A9BA8 #40C1CF #71D1DB #A2E1E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#40C1CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#40C1CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C1CF
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C1CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C1CF | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B9D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DAACF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c1cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 193, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.111 205.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d4dd',
500: '#40c1cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c1cf; $custom-light: #88d4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c1cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 193,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.874,
"s": 59.833,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74747,
"c": 0.11101,
"h": 205.5
},
"luminance": 0.43735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C1CF
secondary
#D49D97
accent
#5445E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383