#40CACC#40CACC
#40CACC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.115 H 196.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40CACC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 202, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.63, -35.25, -11.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.63, 37.15, 198.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.8% -0.1104 -0.0326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.8% 0.115 196.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1291, 47.6867, 64.5208) |
| Luminance | 0.4769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.91
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.98
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.79
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40CACC #CC4240
analogous
#40CC88 #40CACC #4084CC
triadic
#40CACC #CC40CA #CACC40
tetradic
#40CACC #8840CC #CC4240 #84CC40
square
#40CACC #8840CC #CC4240 #84CC40
split-complementary
#40CACC #CC4084 #CC8840
monochromatic
#1F7273 #2CA2A3 #40CACC #70D7D9 #A1E5E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#40CACC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#40CACC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40CACC
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40CACC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40CACC | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40cacc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 202, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.115 196.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dadb',
500: '#40cacc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40cacc; $custom-light: #89dadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40cacc",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 202,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.857,
"s": 57.851,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76801,
"c": 0.11509,
"h": 196.4
},
"luminance": 0.47691
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40CACC
secondary
#D29695
accent
#4947E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383