#40C3A2#40C3A2
#40C3A2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.123 H 172.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C3A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 195, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.2%, 0%, 16.9%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.37, -43.31, 6.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.37, 43.76, 171.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.77% -0.1221 0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.77% 0.123 172.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1478, 42.7257, 40.9389) |
| Luminance | 0.4273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.96
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.10
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.32
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.60
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.01
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C3A2 #C34061
analogous
#40C360 #40C3A2 #40A3C3
triadic
#40C3A2 #A240C3 #C3A240
tetradic
#40C3A2 #6040C3 #C34061 #A3C340
square
#40C3A2 #6040C3 #C34061 #A3C340
split-complementary
#40C3A2 #C340A3 #C36040
monochromatic
#216856 #2F977D #40C3A2 #6FD2B9 #9DE0CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#40C3A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#40C3A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C3A2
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C3A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C3A2 | 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)
#BDB7A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA9A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c3a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 195, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.123 172.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d6bd',
500: '#40c3a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c3a2; $custom-light: #85d6bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c3a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 195,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.885,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73769,
"c": 0.12318,
"h": 172.6
},
"luminance": 0.42729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C3A2
secondary
#CC92A1
accent
#4C70DC
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381