#40C7B8#40C7B8
#40C7B8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.116 H 184.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C7B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 199, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 7.5%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.15, -39.41, -3.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.15, 39.53, 184.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.41% -0.1161 -0.0089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.41% 0.116 184.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1854, 45.3940, 52.4565) |
| Luminance | 0.4540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.71
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.76
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.50
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C7B8 #C7404F
analogous
#40C775 #40C7B8 #4093C7
triadic
#40C7B8 #B840C7 #C7B840
tetradic
#40C7B8 #7540C7 #C7404F #93C740
square
#40C7B8 #7540C7 #C7404F #93C740
split-complementary
#40C7B8 #C74093 #C77540
monochromatic
#206D64 #2E9C90 #40C7B8 #6FD5CA #9FE3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#40C7B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.08
#40C7B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C7B8
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C7B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C7B8 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBCB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAEBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c7b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 199, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.116 184.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d8cd',
500: '#40c7b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c7b8; $custom-light: #87d8cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c7b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 199,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.333,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7541,
"c": 0.11649,
"h": 184.4
},
"luminance": 0.45398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C7B8
secondary
#CF949A
accent
#4A5ADE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382