#40C7C2#40C7C2
#40C7C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.114 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C7C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 199, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 2.5%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.43, -36.68, -8.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.43, 37.56, 192.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.74% -0.1117 -0.0226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.74% 0.114 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2709, 45.8282, 58.1734) |
| Luminance | 0.4583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.07
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.39
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C7C2 #C74045
analogous
#40C77F #40C7C2 #4089C7
triadic
#40C7C2 #C240C7 #C7C240
tetradic
#40C7C2 #7F40C7 #C74045 #89C740
square
#40C7C2 #7F40C7 #C74045 #89C740
split-complementary
#40C7C2 #C74089 #C77F40
monochromatic
#206D6A #2E9C98 #40C7C2 #6FD5D1 #9FE3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#40C7C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#40C7C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C7C2
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C7C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C7C2 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBDC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7AEC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c7c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 199, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.114 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d8d4',
500: '#40c7c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c7c2; $custom-light: #87d8d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c7c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 199,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.778,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75735,
"c": 0.11397,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.45832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C7C2
secondary
#CF9496
accent
#4A4FDE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382