#40C2B3#40C2B3
#40C2B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.114 H 184.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C2B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 194, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 7.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.50, -38.49, -2.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.50, 38.59, 184.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.02% -0.1133 -0.0081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.02% 0.114 184.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5390, 42.9249, 49.3676) |
| Luminance | 0.4293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.74
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.79
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.95
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.08
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.40
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C2B3 #C2404F
analogous
#40C272 #40C2B3 #4090C2
triadic
#40C2B3 #B340C2 #C2B340
tetradic
#40C2B3 #7240C2 #C2404F #90C240
square
#40C2B3 #7240C2 #C2404F #90C240
split-complementary
#40C2B3 #C24090 #C27240
monochromatic
#21675F #309589 #40C2B3 #6ED1C5 #9DE0D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#40C2B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#40C2B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C2B3
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C2B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C2B3 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B7B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A9B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c2b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 194, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.114 184.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d5c9',
500: '#40c2b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c2b3; $custom-light: #86d5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c2b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 194,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.077,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74025,
"c": 0.1136,
"h": 184.1
},
"luminance": 0.42928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C2B3
secondary
#CC9299
accent
#4D5DDB
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382