#40C4AF#40C4AF

#40C4AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.117 H 180.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40C4AF
RGB	rgb(64, 196, 175)
HSL	hsl(170, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(170, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 10.7%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.00, -40.45, 0.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.00, 40.45, 179.81°)
OKLab	oklab(74.4% -0.1172 -0.0003)
OKLCH	oklch(74.4% 0.117 180.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.5884, 43.6617, 47.4173)
Luminance	0.4366 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40C4AF #C44055

analogous

#40C46D #40C4AF #4097C4

triadic

#40C4AF #AF40C4 #C4AF40

tetradic

#40C4AF #6D40C4 #C44055 #97C440

square

#40C4AF #6D40C4 #C44055 #97C440

split-complementary

#40C4AF #C44097 #C46D40

monochromatic

#20695E #2F9887 #40C4AF #6FD2C3 #9EE1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.16

#40C4AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.73

#40C4AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40C4AF

9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40C4AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40C4AF	1.00	2.16	9.73	9.73
#FFFFFF	2.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCB9AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A9ABB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C7BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40c4af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 196, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.117 180.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d6c6',
    500: '#40c4af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40c4af;
$custom-light: #86d6c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40c4af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.455,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74395,
    "c": 0.11717,
    "h": 180.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.43665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40C4AF

secondary

#CD939C

accent

#4C63DC

background

#F8FDFC

surface

#F0FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0C1413

muted

#7D8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #40C4AF

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

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