#40CACD#40CACD
#40CACD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.115 H 197.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40CACD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 202, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 1.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, -34.96, -12.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 37.04, 199.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.84% -0.1099 -0.0339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.84% 0.115 197.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2494, 47.7349, 65.1545) |
| Luminance | 0.4774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.28
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.54
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.25
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.99
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40CACD #CD4340
analogous
#40CD8A #40CACD #4083CD
triadic
#40CACD #CD40CA #CACD40
tetradic
#40CACD #8A40CD #CD4340 #83CD40
square
#40CACD #8A40CD #CD4340 #83CD40
split-complementary
#40CACD #CD4083 #CD8A40
monochromatic
#1E7274 #2BA2A5 #40CACD #71D7DA #A1E5E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#40CACD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#40CACD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40CACD
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40CACD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40CACD | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC1CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40cacd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 202, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.115 197.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dadc',
500: '#40cacd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40cacd; $custom-light: #89dadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40cacd",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 202,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.277,
"s": 58.506,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76836,
"c": 0.11507,
"h": 197.2
},
"luminance": 0.47739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40CACD
secondary
#D39796
accent
#4946E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383