#40C8A0#40C8A0
#40C8A0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.130 H 169.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 200, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 20%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.85, -45.93, 9.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.85, 46.90, 168.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% -0.1282 0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.13 169.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1105, 44.9333, 40.3897) |
| Luminance | 0.4494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.36
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.86
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.04
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.45
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.52
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C8A0 #C84068
analogous
#40C85C #40C8A0 #40ACC8
triadic
#40C8A0 #A040C8 #C8A040
tetradic
#40C8A0 #5C40C8 #C84068 #ACC840
square
#40C8A0 #5C40C8 #C84068 #ACC840
split-complementary
#40C8A0 #C840AC #C85C40
monochromatic
#206E57 #2D9D7C #40C8A0 #70D6B8 #9FE3CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#40C8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#40C8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C8A0
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C8A0 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BB9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0ADA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 200, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.130 169.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d9bc',
500: '#40c8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c8a0; $custom-light: #86d9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 200,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.353,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74963,
"c": 0.13045,
"h": 169.3
},
"luminance": 0.44937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C8A0
secondary
#D094A6
accent
#4975DF
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381