#40CC9E#40CC9E
#40CC9E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.137 H 166.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40CC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 204, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 0%, 22.5%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.02, -48.07, 12.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.02, 49.60, 165.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.91% -0.1332 0.0313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.91% 0.137 166.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8755, 46.7410, 39.7885) |
| Luminance | 0.4674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.70
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.68
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.78
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 3.99
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.49
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40CC9E #CC406E
analogous
#40CC58 #40CC9E #40B4CC
triadic
#40CC9E #9E40CC #CC9E40
tetradic
#40CC9E #5840CC #CC406E #B4CC40
square
#40CC9E #5840CC #CC406E #B4CC40
split-complementary
#40CC9E #CC40B4 #CC5840
monochromatic
#1F7357 #2CA37C #40CC9E #70D9B7 #A1E6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#40CC9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.35
#40CC9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40CC9E
10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40CC9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40CC9E | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.35 | 10.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7BE9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B0A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40cc9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 204, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.137 166.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86dcba',
500: '#40cc9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40cc9e; $custom-light: #86dcba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40cc9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 204,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.286,
"s": 57.851,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7591,
"c": 0.13679,
"h": 166.8
},
"luminance": 0.46744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40CC9E
secondary
#D295A9
accent
#4779E1
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1511
muted
#7D8380