#40C2A4#40C2A4
#40C2A4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.121 H 174.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C2A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 194, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 15.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.11, -42.38, 4.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.11, 42.65, 173.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.58% -0.1202 0.0121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.58% 0.121 174.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1037, 42.3508, 41.8082) |
| Luminance | 0.4235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.76
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.12
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.36
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.76
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C2A4 #C2405E
analogous
#40C263 #40C2A4 #409FC2
triadic
#40C2A4 #A440C2 #C2A440
tetradic
#40C2A4 #6340C2 #C2405E #9FC240
square
#40C2A4 #6340C2 #C2405E #9FC240
split-complementary
#40C2A4 #C2409F #C26340
monochromatic
#216757 #30957E #40C2A4 #6ED1BA #9DE0D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#40C2A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.47
#40C2A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C2A4
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C2A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C2A4 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.47 | 9.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB6A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A9A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c2a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 194, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.121 174.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d5bf',
500: '#40c2a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c2a4; $custom-light: #85d5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c2a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 194,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.154,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73576,
"c": 0.12079,
"h": 174.2
},
"luminance": 0.42354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C2A4
secondary
#CC929F
accent
#4D6EDB
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381