#40C8CB#40C8CB

#40C8CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.114 H 197.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#40C8CB
RGBrgb(64, 200, 203)
HSLhsl(181, 57%, 52%)
HSVhsv(181, 68%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(68.5%, 1.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LABlab(74.00, -34.60, -12.13)
CIE-LCHlch(74.00, 36.66, 199.32°)
OKLaboklab(76.29% -0.1088 -0.0337)
OKLCHoklch(76.29% 0.114 197.2)
XYZxyz(33.5433, 46.7065, 63.7358)
Luminance0.4671 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#40C8CB #CB4340
analogous
#40CB89 #40C8CB #4083CB
triadic
#40C8CB #CB40C8 #C8CB40
tetradic
#40C8CB #8940CB #CB4340 #83CB40
square
#40C8CB #8940CB #CB4340 #83CB40
split-complementary
#40C8CB #CB4083 #CB8940
monochromatic
#1F7072 #2C9FA2 #40C8CB #70D6D8 #A0E4E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03
#40C8CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.34
#40C8CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40C8CB
10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##40C8CB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##40C8CB1.002.0310.3410.34
#FFFFFF2.031.0021.0021.00
#00000010.3421.001.001.00
##00000010.3421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BABFCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AFCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #40c8cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 200, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.114 197.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88d9da',
    500: '#40c8cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #40c8cb;
$custom-light: #88d9da;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#40c8cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 200,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.295,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76285,
    "c": 0.11391,
    "h": 197.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.4671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#40C8CB
secondary
#D29695
accent
#4B47E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

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#40C8CB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva