#40CACE#40CACE
#40CACE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.115 H 197.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40CACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 202, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 1.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.69, -34.68, -12.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.69, 36.94, 200.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.87% -0.1095 -0.0353) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.87% 0.115 197.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3705, 47.7833, 65.7922) |
| Luminance | 0.4779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.07
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.59
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.27
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.55
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.20
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40CACE #CE4440
analogous
#40CE8B #40CACE #4083CE
triadic
#40CACE #CE40CA #CACE40
tetradic
#40CACE #8B40CE #CE4440 #83CE40
square
#40CACE #8B40CE #CE4440 #83CE40
split-complementary
#40CACE #CE4083 #CE8B40
monochromatic
#1E7375 #2BA3A6 #40CACE #71D8DA #A1E5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#40CACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#40CACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40CACE
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40CACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40CACE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40cace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 202, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.115 197.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dadc',
500: '#40cace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40cace; $custom-light: #89dadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40cace",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 202,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.69,
"s": 59.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76871,
"c": 0.11507,
"h": 197.9
},
"luminance": 0.47787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40CACE
secondary
#D49896
accent
#4A45E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383