#40CAE0#40CAE0

#40CAE0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.118 H 210.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40CAE0
RGB	rgb(64, 202, 224)
HSL	hsl(188, 72%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(188, 71%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 9.8%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.27, -29.36, -21.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.27, 36.44, 216.30°)
OKLab	oklab(77.53% -0.1021 -0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(77.53% 0.118 210.4)
XYZ	xyz(36.6836, 48.7086, 77.9749)
Luminance	0.4871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40CAE0 #E05640

analogous

#40E0A6 #40CAE0 #407AE0

triadic

#40CAE0 #E040CA #CAE040

tetradic

#40CAE0 #A640E0 #E05640 #7AE040

square

#40CAE0 #A640E0 #E05640 #7AE040

split-complementary

#40CAE0 #E0407A #E0A640

monochromatic

#177E8E #20ADC3 #40CAE0 #75D9E9 #A9E7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.95

#40CAE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.74

#40CAE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40CAE0

10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40CAE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40CAE0	1.00	1.95	10.74	10.74
#FFFFFF	1.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B8C3E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1B2E0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D4D1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40cae0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 202, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.118 210.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bdae9',
    500: '#40cae0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40cae0;
$custom-light: #8bdae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40cae0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 202,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.25,
    "s": 72.072,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77534,
    "c": 0.11843,
    "h": 210.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.48713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40CAE0

secondary

#DFA69D

accent

#5239EF

background

#F9FDFE

surface

#F2FBFD

border

#CCD4D5

text

#0E1516

muted

#7E8384

Preview Lab

Preview with #40CAE0

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

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