#40C4CC#40C4CC
#40C4CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.112 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C4CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 196, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, -32.42, -14.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 35.48, 203.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.36% -0.1044 -0.04) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.36% 0.112 201) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7486, 44.9257, 64.0606) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.80
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.58
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.64
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C4CC #CC4840
analogous
#40CC8E #40C4CC #407ECC
triadic
#40C4CC #CC40C4 #C4CC40
tetradic
#40C4CC #8E40CC #CC4840 #7ECC40
square
#40C4CC #8E40CC #CC4840 #7ECC40
split-complementary
#40C4CC #CC407E #CC8E40
monochromatic
#1F6E73 #2C9CA3 #40C4CC #70D3D9 #A1E2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#40C4CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#40C4CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C4CC
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C4CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C4CC | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BBCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c4cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 196, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.112 201.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d6db',
500: '#40c4cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c4cc; $custom-light: #88d6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c4cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 196,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.429,
"s": 57.851,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75357,
"c": 0.11179,
"h": 201
},
"luminance": 0.44929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C4CC
secondary
#D29995
accent
#5047E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383