#40C5AF#40C5AF

#40C5AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.118 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40C5AF
RGB	rgb(64, 197, 175)
HSL	hsl(170, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(170, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 11.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.30, -40.89, 0.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.30, 40.90, 179.20°)
OKLab	oklab(74.64% -0.1182 0.0009)
OKLCH	oklch(74.64% 0.118 179.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.8147, 44.1143, 47.4927)
Luminance	0.4412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40C5AF #C54056

analogous

#40C56C #40C5AF #4098C5

triadic

#40C5AF #AF40C5 #C5AF40

tetradic

#40C5AF #6C40C5 #C54056 #98C540

square

#40C5AF #6C40C5 #C54056 #98C540

split-complementary

#40C5AF #C54098 #C56C40

monochromatic

#206A5E #2F9988 #40C5AF #6FD3C3 #9EE2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#40C5AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.82

#40C5AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40C5AF

9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40C5AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40C5AF	1.00	2.14	9.82	9.82
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDB9AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AAACB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C8BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40c5af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 197, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.118 179.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d7c6',
    500: '#40c5af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40c5af;
$custom-light: #86d7c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40c5af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 197,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.075,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74642,
    "c": 0.11819,
    "h": 179.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.44118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40C5AF

secondary

#CE939D

accent

#4B63DD

background

#F8FDFC

surface

#F0FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0C1413

muted

#7D8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #40C5AF

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

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