#40C7CA#40C7CA
#40C7CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.113 H 197.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C7CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 199, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 57%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 68%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 1.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.67, -34.42, -12.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.67, 36.47, 199.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.01% -0.1082 -0.0335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.01% 0.113 197.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1937, 46.1973, 63.0332) |
| Luminance | 0.4620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.43
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.73
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.39
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C7CA #CA4340
analogous
#40CA88 #40C7CA #4082CA
triadic
#40C7CA #CA40C7 #C7CA40
tetradic
#40C7CA #8840CA #CA4340 #82CA40
square
#40C7CA #8840CA #CA4340 #82CA40
split-complementary
#40C7CA #CA4082 #CA8840
monochromatic
#1F6F70 #2C9EA0 #40C7CA #70D5D7 #A0E3E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#40C7CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#40C7CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C7CA
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C7CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C7CA | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BECA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AFCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c7ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 199, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.113 197.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d8da',
500: '#40c7ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c7ca; $custom-light: #88d8da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c7ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 199,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.304,
"s": 56.557,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76008,
"c": 0.11332,
"h": 197.2
},
"luminance": 0.46201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C7CA
secondary
#D19695
accent
#4B48E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383