#40CDE2#40CDE2

#40CDE2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.120 H 209.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40CDE2
RGB	rgb(64, 205, 226)
HSL	hsl(188, 74%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(188, 72%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.7%, 9.3%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(76.22, -30.22, -21.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(76.22, 36.92, 215.07°)
OKLab	oklab(78.32% -0.1042 -0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(78.32% 0.12 209.5)
XYZ	xyz(37.6672, 50.2392, 79.6487)
Luminance	0.5024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40CDE2 #E25540

analogous

#40E2A6 #40CDE2 #407CE2

triadic

#40CDE2 #E240CD #CDE240

tetradic

#40CDE2 #A640E2 #E25540 #7CE240

square

#40CDE2 #A640E2 #E25540 #7CE240

split-complementary

#40CDE2 #E2407C #E2A640

monochromatic

#168292 #1EB1C7 #40CDE2 #75DBEA #AAE9F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.90

#40CDE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.05

#40CDE2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #40CDE2

11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40CDE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40CDE2	1.00	1.90	11.05	11.05
#FFFFFF	1.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BBC5E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A4B5E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D7D3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BCBCBC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40cde2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 205, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.120 209.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bdceb',
    500: '#40cde2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40cde2;
$custom-light: #8bdceb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40cde2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.778,
    "s": 73.636,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7832,
    "c": 0.11975,
    "h": 209.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.50244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40CDE2

secondary

#963D30

accent

#4F38F0

background

#FCFEFE

surface

#F5FCFD

border

#CFD5D5

text

#0E1516

muted

#7F8484

Preview Lab

Preview with #40CDE2

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

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