#40C3CF#40C3CF
#40C3CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.112 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C3CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 195, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.64, -31.06, -16.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.64, 35.10, 207.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.23% -0.1021 -0.0454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.23% 0.112 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8870, 44.6214, 65.8989) |
| Luminance | 0.4462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.99
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.41
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.59
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.00
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C3CF #CF4C40
analogous
#40CF93 #40C3CF #407BCF
triadic
#40C3CF #CF40C3 #C3CF40
tetradic
#40C3CF #9340CF #CF4C40 #7BCF40
square
#40C3CF #9340CF #CF4C40 #7BCF40
split-complementary
#40C3CF #CF407B #CF9340
monochromatic
#1E6F77 #2A9DA8 #40C3CF #71D2DB #A2E2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#40C3CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#40C3CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C3CF
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C3CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C3CF | 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)
#B4BBD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FACD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c3cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 195, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.112 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5dd',
500: '#40c3cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c3cf; $custom-light: #88d5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c3cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 195,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.035,
"s": 59.833,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75226,
"c": 0.11177,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.44625
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C3CF
secondary
#D49C97
accent
#5245E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383