#40CBCD#40CBCD

#40CBCD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.116 H 196.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40CBCD
RGB	rgb(64, 203, 205)
HSL	hsl(181, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(181, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.8%, 1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.95, -35.43, -11.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.95, 37.34, 198.40°)
OKLab	oklab(77.08% -0.1109 -0.0327)
OKLCH	oklch(77.08% 0.116 196.4)
XYZ	xyz(34.4848, 48.2056, 65.2329)
Luminance	0.4821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40CBCD #CD4240

analogous

#40CD88 #40CBCD #4084CD

triadic

#40CBCD #CD40CB #CBCD40

tetradic

#40CBCD #8840CD #CD4240 #84CD40

square

#40CBCD #8840CD #CD4240 #84CD40

split-complementary

#40CBCD #CD4084 #CD8840

monochromatic

#1E7374 #2BA3A5 #40CBCD #71D8DA #A1E5E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97

#40CBCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.64

#40CBCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40CBCD

10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40CBCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40CBCD	1.00	1.97	10.64	10.64
#FFFFFF	1.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDC1CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8B2CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D2CB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40cbcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 203, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.116 196.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89dbdc',
    500: '#40cbcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40cbcd;
$custom-light: #89dbdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40cbcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.851,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77077,
    "c": 0.11567,
    "h": 196.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.4821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40CBCD

secondary

#D39796

accent

#4846E2

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FBFB

border

#CBD4D4

text

#0D1515

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #40CBCD

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

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