#40C6AF#40C6AF

#40C6AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.119 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40C6AF
RGB	rgb(64, 198, 175)
HSL	hsl(170, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(170, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 0%, 11.6%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.61, -41.34, 1.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.61, 41.35, 178.59°)
OKLab	oklab(74.89% -0.1192 0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(74.89% 0.119 179)
XYZ	xyz(30.0426, 44.5699, 47.5687)
Luminance	0.4457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40C6AF #C64057

analogous

#40C66C #40C6AF #409AC6

triadic

#40C6AF #AF40C6 #C6AF40

tetradic

#40C6AF #6C40C6 #C64057 #9AC640

square

#40C6AF #6C40C6 #C64057 #9AC640

split-complementary

#40C6AF #C6409A #C66C40

monochromatic

#206C5F #2E9B88 #40C6AF #6FD4C3 #9EE2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#40C6AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.91

#40C6AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40C6AF

9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40C6AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40C6AF	1.00	2.12	9.91	9.91
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BEBAAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABACB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C9BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40c6af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 198, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.119 179.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d8c6',
    500: '#40c6af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40c6af;
$custom-light: #86d8c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40c6af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 198,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.701,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74889,
    "c": 0.11923,
    "h": 179
  },
  "luminance": 0.44573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40C6AF

secondary

#CE939E

accent

#4A64DD

background

#F8FDFC

surface

#F0FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0C1413

muted

#7D8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #40C6AF

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

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