#40C2C3#40C2C3

#40C2C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.110 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40C2C3
RGB	rgb(64, 194, 195)
HSL	hsl(180, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(180, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.2%, 0.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.97, -34.06, -10.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.97, 35.74, 197.62°)
OKLab	oklab(74.56% -0.1062 -0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(74.56% 0.11 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.2521, 43.6101, 58.3897)
Luminance	0.4361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40C2C3 #C34140

analogous

#40C382 #40C2C3 #4080C3

triadic

#40C2C3 #C340C2 #C2C340

tetradic

#40C2C3 #8240C3 #C34140 #80C340

square

#40C2C3 #8240C3 #C34140 #80C340

split-complementary

#40C2C3 #C34080 #C38240

monochromatic

#216768 #2F9697 #40C2C3 #6FD1D2 #9DE0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#40C2C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.72

#40C2C3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40C2C3

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40C2C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40C2C3	1.00	2.16	9.72	9.72
#FFFFFF	2.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5B9C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1AAC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C8C2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40c2c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 194, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.110 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87d5d5',
    500: '#40c2c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40c2c3;
$custom-light: #87d5d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40c2c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.458,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74555,
    "c": 0.11041,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.43614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40C2C3

secondary

#CC9392

accent

#4D4CDC

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFA

border

#CBD3D3

text

#0D1414

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #40C2C3

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

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