#40C7A3#40C7A3
#40C7A3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.127 H 171.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C7A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 199, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 18.1%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.61, -44.78, 7.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.61, 45.41, 170.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.79% -0.1258 0.0192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.79% 0.127 171.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1453, 44.5779, 41.7116) |
| Luminance | 0.4458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.32
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.49
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.52
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.72
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.90
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C7A3 #C74064
analogous
#40C760 #40C7A3 #40A8C7
triadic
#40C7A3 #A340C7 #C7A340
tetradic
#40C7A3 #6040C7 #C74064 #A8C740
square
#40C7A3 #6040C7 #C74064 #A8C740
split-complementary
#40C7A3 #C740A8 #C76040
monochromatic
#206D58 #2E9C7F #40C7A3 #6FD5BA #9FE3D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#40C7A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#40C7A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C7A3
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C7A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C7A3 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BAA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFADA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c7a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 199, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.127 171.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d9be',
500: '#40c7a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c7a3; $custom-light: #86d9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c7a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 199,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74794,
"c": 0.12722,
"h": 171.3
},
"luminance": 0.44581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C7A3
secondary
#CF94A4
accent
#4A71DE
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381