#40C2AE#40C2AE

#40C2AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.116 H 180.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40C2AE
RGB	rgb(64, 194, 174)
HSL	hsl(171, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(171, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 0%, 10.3%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.37, -39.82, -0.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.37, 39.82, 180.36°)
OKLab	oklab(73.87% -0.1156 -0.0013)
OKLCH	oklch(73.87% 0.116 180.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.0425, 42.7263, 46.7526)
Luminance	0.4273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40C2AE #C24054

analogous

#40C26D #40C2AE #4095C2

triadic

#40C2AE #AE40C2 #C2AE40

tetradic

#40C2AE #6D40C2 #C24054 #95C240

square

#40C2AE #6D40C2 #C24054 #95C240

split-complementary

#40C2AE #C24095 #C26D40

monochromatic

#21675C #309586 #40C2AE #6ED1C2 #9DE0D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.20

#40C2AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.55

#40C2AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40C2AE

9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40C2AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40C2AE	1.00	2.20	9.55	9.55
#FFFFFF	2.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BAB7AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A7A9B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C5BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40c2ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 194, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.116 180.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85d5c6',
    500: '#40c2ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40c2ae;
$custom-light: #85d5c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40c2ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.769,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7387,
    "c": 0.11559,
    "h": 180.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.4273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40C2AE

secondary

#CC929B

accent

#4D63DB

background

#F8FDFC

surface

#F0FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0C1413

muted

#7D8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #40C2AE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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