#40C8AE#40C8AE
#40C8AE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.122 H 177.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 200, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 13%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19, -42.47, 2.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.19, 42.54, 176.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.35% -0.1217 0.0057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.35% 0.122 177.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4049, 45.4511, 47.2067) |
| Luminance | 0.4546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.77
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.80
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.43
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.93
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C8AE #C8405A
analogous
#40C86A #40C8AE #409EC8
triadic
#40C8AE #AE40C8 #C8AE40
tetradic
#40C8AE #6A40C8 #C8405A #9EC840
square
#40C8AE #6A40C8 #C8405A #9EC840
split-complementary
#40C8AE #C8409E #C86A40
monochromatic
#206E5F #2D9D88 #40C8AE #70D6C2 #9FE3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#40C8AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#40C8AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C8AE
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C8AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C8AE | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BCAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAEB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c8ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 200, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.122 177.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d9c6',
500: '#40c8ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c8ae; $custom-light: #86d9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c8ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 200,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.529,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75353,
"c": 0.12183,
"h": 177.3
},
"luminance": 0.45455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C8AE
secondary
#D0949F
accent
#4966DF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7D8382