#40C5D6#40C5D6
#40C5D6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.114 H 207.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C5D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 197, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 65%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 70%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 7.9%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.46, -29.94, -18.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.46, 35.41, 212.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.97% -0.1013 -0.0525) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.97% 0.114 207.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2130, 45.8736, 70.6566) |
| Luminance | 0.4588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.96
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.74
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.24
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.36
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.36
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C5D6 #D65140
analogous
#40D69C #40C5D6 #407AD6
triadic
#40C5D6 #D640C5 #C5D640
tetradic
#40C5D6 #9C40D6 #D65140 #7AD640
square
#40C5D6 #9C40D6 #D65140 #7AD640
split-complementary
#40C5D6 #D6407A #D69C40
monochromatic
#1B7580 #26A3B2 #40C5D6 #72D4E1 #A5E4EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#40C5D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#40C5D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C5D6
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C5D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C5D6 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BDD7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FAED6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CECA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c5d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 197, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.114 207.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d7e2',
500: '#40c5d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c5d6; $custom-light: #89d7e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c5d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 197,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.8,
"s": 64.655,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75966,
"c": 0.11407,
"h": 207.4
},
"luminance": 0.45878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C5D6
secondary
#D9A099
accent
#5340E8
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383