#40C4CE#40C4CE

#40C4CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.112 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40C4CE
RGB	rgb(64, 196, 206)
HSL	hsl(184, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(184, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.91, -31.83, -15.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.91, 35.36, 205.82°)
OKLab	oklab(75.43% -0.1036 -0.0427)
OKLCH	oklch(75.43% 0.112 202.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.9900, 45.0223, 65.3321)
Luminance	0.4503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40C4CE #CE4A40

analogous

#40CE91 #40C4CE #407DCE

triadic

#40C4CE #CE40C4 #C4CE40

tetradic

#40C4CE #9140CE #CE4A40 #7DCE40

square

#40C4CE #9140CE #CE4A40 #7DCE40

split-complementary

#40C4CE #CE407D #CE9140

monochromatic

#1E6F75 #2B9DA6 #40C4CE #71D3DA #A1E2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.10

#40C4CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.01

#40C4CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40C4CE

10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40C4CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40C4CE	1.00	2.10	10.01	10.01
#FFFFFF	2.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5BCCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0ACCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CCC7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40c4ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 196, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.112 202.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88d6dd',
    500: '#40c4ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40c4ce;
$custom-light: #88d6dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40c4ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.225,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75429,
    "c": 0.11203,
    "h": 202.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.45026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40C4CE

secondary

#D49B96

accent

#5045E2

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #40C4CE

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

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