#40C8CD#40C8CD

#40C8CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.114 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#40C8CD
RGBrgb(64, 200, 205)
HSLhsl(182, 59%, 53%)
HSVhsv(182, 69%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(68.8%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LABlab(74.06, -34.02, -13.12)
CIE-LCHlch(74.06, 36.47, 201.09°)
OKLaboklab(76.35% -0.108 -0.0364)
OKLCHoklch(76.35% 0.114 198.6)
XYZxyz(33.7832, 46.8024, 64.9991)
Luminance0.4681 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#40C8CD #CD4540
analogous
#40CD8C #40C8CD #4081CD
triadic
#40C8CD #CD40C8 #C8CD40
tetradic
#40C8CD #8C40CD #CD4540 #81CD40
square
#40C8CD #8C40CD #CD4540 #81CD40
split-complementary
#40C8CD #CD4081 #CD8C40
monochromatic
#1E7174 #2BA0A5 #40C8CD #71D6DA #A1E4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03
#40C8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.36
#40C8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40C8CD
10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##40C8CD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##40C8CD1.002.0310.3610.36
#FFFFFF2.031.0021.0021.00
#00000010.3621.001.001.00
##00000010.3621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BABFCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B0CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #40c8cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 200, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.114 198.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89d9dc',
    500: '#40c8cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #40c8cd;
$custom-light: #89d9dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#40c8cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 200,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.128,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76355,
    "c": 0.11393,
    "h": 198.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.46806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#40C8CD
secondary
#D39896
accent
#4C46E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

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#40C8CD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva