#40C7B2#40C7B2
#40C7B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.119 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C7B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 199, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 10.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.99, -41.00, -0.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.99, 41.00, 180.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.22% -0.1189 -0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.22% 0.119 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5698, 45.1477, 49.2141) |
| Luminance | 0.4515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.20
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.57
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.65
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.79
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C7B2 #C74055
analogous
#40C76F #40C7B2 #4099C7
triadic
#40C7B2 #B240C7 #C7B240
tetradic
#40C7B2 #6F40C7 #C74055 #99C740
square
#40C7B2 #6F40C7 #C74055 #99C740
split-complementary
#40C7B2 #C74099 #C76F40
monochromatic
#206D61 #2E9C8B #40C7B2 #6FD5C5 #9FE3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#40C7B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.03
#40C7B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C7B2
10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C7B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C7B2 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.03 | 10.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBBB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABADB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c7b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 199, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.119 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d8c9',
500: '#40c7b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c7b2; $custom-light: #86d8c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c7b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 199,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.667,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75225,
"c": 0.11886,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.45151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C7B2
secondary
#CF949D
accent
#4A61DE
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382