#40C2A5#40C2A5
#40C2A5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.120 H 174.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C2A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 194, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 14.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.14, -42.13, 4.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.14, 42.35, 174.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.6% -0.1197 0.0108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.6% 0.12 174.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1943, 42.3870, 42.2856) |
| Luminance | 0.4239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.10
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.51
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.19
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.48
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.83
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C2A5 #C2405D
analogous
#40C264 #40C2A5 #409EC2
triadic
#40C2A5 #A540C2 #C2A540
tetradic
#40C2A5 #6440C2 #C2405D #9EC240
square
#40C2A5 #6440C2 #C2405D #9EC240
split-complementary
#40C2A5 #C2409E #C26440
monochromatic
#216757 #30957F #40C2A5 #6ED1BB #9DE0D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#40C2A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#40C2A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C2A5
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C2A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C2A5 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB6A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A9A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c2a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 194, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.120 174.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d5bf',
500: '#40c2a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c2a5; $custom-light: #85d5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c2a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 194,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.615,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73604,
"c": 0.12021,
"h": 174.9
},
"luminance": 0.4239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C2A5
secondary
#CC929F
accent
#4D6CDB
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381