#40CE9C#40CE9C
#40CE9C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.141 H 165.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40CE9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 206, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 0%, 24.3%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.59, -49.35, 14.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.59, 51.33, 164.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.36% -0.1361 0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.36% 0.141 165.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1831, 47.6295, 39.0487) |
| Luminance | 0.4763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.47
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.42
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.20
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.38
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.78
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40CE9C #CE4072
analogous
#40CE55 #40CE9C #40B9CE
triadic
#40CE9C #9C40CE #CE9C40
tetradic
#40CE9C #5540CE #CE4072 #B9CE40
square
#40CE9C #5540CE #CE4072 #B9CE40
split-complementary
#40CE9C #CE40B9 #CE5540
monochromatic
#1E7557 #2BA67B #40CE9C #71DAB5 #A1E7CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#40CE9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#40CE9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40CE9C
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40CE9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40CE9C | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAC099
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B29F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40ce9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 206, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.141 165.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86deb9',
500: '#40ce9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40ce9c; $custom-light: #86deb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40ce9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 206,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158.873,
"s": 59.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76361,
"c": 0.14081,
"h": 165.2
},
"luminance": 0.47633
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40CE9C
secondary
#D496AC
accent
#457DE2
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1511
muted
#7D8380