#40CBCE#40CBCE

#40CBCE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.116 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40CBCE
RGB	rgb(64, 203, 206)
HSL	hsl(181, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(181, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 1.5%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.98, -35.14, -12.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.98, 37.23, 199.26°)
OKLab	oklab(77.11% -0.1105 -0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(77.11% 0.116 197.1)
XYZ	xyz(34.6059, 48.2541, 65.8707)
Luminance	0.4826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40CBCE #CE4340

analogous

#40CE8A #40CBCE #4084CE

triadic

#40CBCE #CE40CB #CBCE40

tetradic

#40CBCE #8A40CE #CE4340 #84CE40

square

#40CBCE #8A40CE #CE4340 #84CE40

split-complementary

#40CBCE #CE4084 #CE8A40

monochromatic

#1E7475 #2BA4A6 #40CBCE #71D8DA #A1E6E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.97

#40CBCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.65

#40CBCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40CBCE

10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40CBCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40CBCE	1.00	1.97	10.65	10.65
#FFFFFF	1.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDC2CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8B2CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D2CC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40cbce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 203, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.116 197.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40cbce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.268,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77112,
    "c": 0.11565,
    "h": 197.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.48258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40CBCE

secondary

#D49896

accent

#4945E2

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FBFB

border

#CBD4D4

text

#0D1515

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #40CBCE

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

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