#40C2A7#40C2A7
#40C2A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.119 H 176.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C2A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 194, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 13.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.19, -41.62, 3.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.19, 41.76, 175.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.66% -0.1188 0.0081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.66% 0.119 176.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3778, 42.4604, 43.2518) |
| Luminance | 0.4246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.64
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.04
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.38
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.53
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C2A7 #C2405B
analogous
#40C266 #40C2A7 #409CC2
triadic
#40C2A7 #A740C2 #C2A740
tetradic
#40C2A7 #6640C2 #C2405B #9CC240
square
#40C2A7 #6640C2 #C2405B #9CC240
split-complementary
#40C2A7 #C2409C #C26640
monochromatic
#216758 #309580 #40C2A7 #6ED1BC #9DE0D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#40C2A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#40C2A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C2A7
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C2A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C2A7 | 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)
#BBB6A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A9A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c2a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 194, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.119 176.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d5c1',
500: '#40c2a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c2a7; $custom-light: #85d5c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c2a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 194,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.538,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73662,
"c": 0.11907,
"h": 176.1
},
"luminance": 0.42464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C2A7
secondary
#CC929E
accent
#4D6ADB
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381