#40C2AF#40C2AF
#40C2AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.115 H 181.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C2AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 194, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 9.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.40, -39.56, -0.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.40, 39.56, 181.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.9% -0.1151 -0.0027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.9% 0.115 181.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1403, 42.7654, 47.2679) |
| Luminance | 0.4277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.10
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.78
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.85
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C2AF #C24053
analogous
#40C26E #40C2AF #4094C2
triadic
#40C2AF #AF40C2 #C2AF40
tetradic
#40C2AF #6E40C2 #C24053 #94C240
square
#40C2AF #6E40C2 #C24053 #94C240
split-complementary
#40C2AF #C24094 #C26E40
monochromatic
#21675D #309586 #40C2AF #6ED1C2 #9DE0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#40C2AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#40C2AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C2AF
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C2AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C2AF | 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)
#B9B7AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c2af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 194, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.115 181.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d5c6',
500: '#40c2af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c2af; $custom-light: #85d5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c2af",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 194,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.231,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73901,
"c": 0.11515,
"h": 181.3
},
"luminance": 0.42769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C2AF
secondary
#CC929A
accent
#4D62DB
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382