#40CAC5#40CAC5

#40CAC5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.474; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.116 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40CAC5
RGB	rgb(64, 202, 197)
HSL	hsl(178, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(178, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 2.5%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.42, -37.22, -8.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.42, 38.13, 192.50°)
OKLab	oklab(76.56% -0.1134 -0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(76.56% 0.116 191.5)
XYZ	xyz(33.3083, 47.3584, 60.1981)
Luminance	0.4736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40CAC5 #CA4045

analogous

#40CA80 #40CAC5 #408ACA

triadic

#40CAC5 #C540CA #CAC540

tetradic

#40CAC5 #8040CA #CA4045 #8ACA40

square

#40CAC5 #8040CA #CA4045 #8ACA40

split-complementary

#40CAC5 #CA408A #CA8040

monochromatic

#1F706D #2CA09C #40CAC5 #70D7D4 #A0E5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.01

#40CAC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.47

#40CAC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40CAC5

10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40CAC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40CAC5	1.00	2.01	10.47	10.47
#FFFFFF	2.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BEC0C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AAB1C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D0C8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40cac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 202, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.116 191.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88dad6',
    500: '#40cac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40cac5;
$custom-light: #88dad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40cac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 202,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.826,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76563,
    "c": 0.11571,
    "h": 191.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.47362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40CAC5

secondary

#D19597

accent

#484DE0

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FBFA

border

#CBD4D3

text

#0D1514

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #40CAC5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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