#40C3CE#40C3CE

#40C3CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.112 H 203.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40C3CE
RGB	rgb(64, 195, 206)
HSL	hsl(185, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(185, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.61, -31.35, -15.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.61, 35.13, 206.82°)
OKLab	oklab(75.19% -0.1026 -0.044)
OKLCH	oklch(75.19% 0.112 203.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.7652, 44.5727, 65.2571)
Luminance	0.4458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40C3CE #CE4B40

analogous

#40CE92 #40C3CE #407CCE

triadic

#40C3CE #CE40C3 #C3CE40

tetradic

#40C3CE #9240CE #CE4B40 #7CCE40

square

#40C3CE #9240CE #CE4B40 #7CCE40

split-complementary

#40C3CE #CE407C #CE9240

monochromatic

#1E6F75 #2B9DA6 #40C3CE #71D2DA #A1E2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#40C3CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.92

#40C3CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40C3CE

9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40C3CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40C3CE	1.00	2.12	9.92	9.92
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4BBCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9FACCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40c3ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 195, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.112 203.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88d5dd',
    500: '#40c3ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40c3ce;
$custom-light: #88d5dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40c3ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 195,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.648,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75189,
    "c": 0.1116,
    "h": 203.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.44576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40C3CE

secondary

#D49B96

accent

#5245E2

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #40C3CE

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

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