#40C9D2#40C9D2
#40C9D2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.115 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C9D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 201, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 62%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 70%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.5%, 4.3%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.52, -33.05, -15.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.52, 36.35, 204.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.77% -0.1068 -0.042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.77% 0.115 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6287, 47.5124, 68.3060) |
| Luminance | 0.4752 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.36
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.35
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.32
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.37
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.01
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 9.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C9D2 #D24940
analogous
#40D292 #40C9D2 #4080D2
triadic
#40C9D2 #D240C9 #C9D240
tetradic
#40C9D2 #9240D2 #D24940 #80D240
square
#40C9D2 #9240D2 #D24940 #80D240
split-complementary
#40C9D2 #D24080 #D29240
monochromatic
#1D757B #29A4AC #40C9D2 #72D7DE #A3E5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#40C9D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#40C9D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C9D2
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C9D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C9D2 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAC0D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B1D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c9d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 201, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.115 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dadf',
500: '#40c9d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c9d2; $custom-light: #89dadf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c9d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 201,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.699,
"s": 61.864,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76774,
"c": 0.11482,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.47516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C9D2
secondary
#D69C98
accent
#4D43E5
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383