#40CBB9#40CBB9

#40CBB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.120 H 182.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40CBB9
RGB	rgb(64, 203, 185)
HSL	hsl(172, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(172, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 0%, 8.9%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.38, -40.93, -1.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.38, 40.98, 182.54°)
OKLab	oklab(76.42% -0.1197 -0.0055)
OKLCH	oklch(76.42% 0.12 182.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.2231, 47.3009, 53.3213)
Luminance	0.4731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40CBB9 #CB4052

analogous

#40CB73 #40CBB9 #4098CB

triadic

#40CBB9 #B940CB #CBB940

tetradic

#40CBB9 #7340CB #CB4052 #98CB40

square

#40CBB9 #7340CB #CB4052 #98CB40

split-complementary

#40CBB9 #CB4098 #CB7340

monochromatic

#1F7267 #2CA293 #40CBB9 #70D8CB #A0E5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.01

#40CBB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.46

#40CBB9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40CBB9

10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40CBB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40CBB9	1.00	2.01	10.46	10.46
#FFFFFF	2.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C2BFB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEB1BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CFC5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40cbb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 203, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.120 182.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87dbce',
    500: '#40cbb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40cbb9;
$custom-light: #87dbce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40cbb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.23,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76422,
    "c": 0.11987,
    "h": 182.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.47305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40CBB9

secondary

#D2959D

accent

#475BE0

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F1FBF9

border

#CBD4D2

text

#0D1513

muted

#7E8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #40CBB9

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

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