#40C7A4#40C7A4
#40C7A4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.127 H 171.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C7A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 199, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 17.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.64, -44.54, 7.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.64, 45.09, 171.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.82% -0.1253 0.0179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.82% 0.127 171.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2352, 44.6139, 42.1853) |
| Luminance | 0.4462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.34
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.46
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.65
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.67
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.96
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C7A4 #C74063
analogous
#40C761 #40C7A4 #40A7C7
triadic
#40C7A4 #A440C7 #C7A440
tetradic
#40C7A4 #6140C7 #C74063 #A7C740
square
#40C7A4 #6140C7 #C74063 #A7C740
split-complementary
#40C7A4 #C740A7 #C76140
monochromatic
#206D59 #2E9C7F #40C7A4 #6FD5BB #9FE3D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#40C7A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#40C7A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C7A4
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C7A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C7A4 | 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)
#C1BAA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEADA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c7a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 199, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.127 171.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d9bf',
500: '#40c7a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c7a4; $custom-light: #86d9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c7a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 199,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.444,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74821,
"c": 0.12657,
"h": 171.9
},
"luminance": 0.44617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C7A4
secondary
#CF94A3
accent
#4A70DE
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381