#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
RGBrgb(64, 195, 206)
HSLhsl(185, 59%, 53%)
HSVhsv(185, 69%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(68.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(72.61, -31.35, -15.85)
CIE-LCHlch(72.61, 35.13, 206.82°)
OKLaboklab(75.19% -0.1026 -0.044)
OKLCHoklch(75.19% 0.112 203.2)
XYZxyz(32.7652, 44.5727, 65.2571)
Luminance0.4458 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

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
##40C3CE1.002.129.929.92
#FFFFFF2.121.0021.0021.00
#0000009.9221.001.001.00
##0000009.9221.001.001.00

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

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#40C3CE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva