#40C7A0#40C7A0
#40C7A0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.129 H 169.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C7A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 199, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 19.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.54, -45.51, 9.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.54, 46.40, 168.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.71% -0.1272 0.0231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.71% 0.129 169.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8797, 44.4717, 40.3128) |
| Luminance | 0.4447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.41
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.08
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.17
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.60
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.67
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C7A0 #C74067
analogous
#40C75D #40C7A0 #40AAC7
triadic
#40C7A0 #A040C7 #C7A040
tetradic
#40C7A0 #5D40C7 #C74067 #AAC740
square
#40C7A0 #5D40C7 #C74067 #AAC740
split-complementary
#40C7A0 #C740AA #C75D40
monochromatic
#206D57 #2E9C7C #40C7A0 #6FD5B8 #9FE3CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#40C7A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#40C7A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C7A0
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C7A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C7A0 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2BA9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFACA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c7a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 199, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.129 169.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d9bc',
500: '#40c7a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c7a0; $custom-light: #85d9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c7a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 199,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.667,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74713,
"c": 0.12925,
"h": 169.7
},
"luminance": 0.44475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C7A0
secondary
#CF94A5
accent
#4A75DE
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381