#40CEAD#40CEAD
#40CEAD is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.129 H 173.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40CEAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 206, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 0%, 16%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.98, -45.32, 5.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.98, 45.66, 173.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.81% -0.1282 0.0139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.81% 0.129 173.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7247, 48.2461, 47.1675) |
| Luminance | 0.4825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.96
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.22
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.05
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.79
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.93
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40CEAD #CE4061
analogous
#40CE66 #40CEAD #40A8CE
triadic
#40CEAD #AD40CE #CEAD40
tetradic
#40CEAD #6640CE #CE4061 #A8CE40
square
#40CEAD #6640CE #CE4061 #A8CE40
split-complementary
#40CEAD #CE40A8 #CE6640
monochromatic
#1E7561 #2BA689 #40CEAD #71DAC2 #A1E7D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#40CEAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#40CEAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40CEAD
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40CEAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40CEAD | 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)
#C7C1AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B3AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40cead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 206, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.129 173.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dec5',
500: '#40cead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40cead; $custom-light: #87dec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40cead",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 206,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.056,
"s": 59.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76808,
"c": 0.12899,
"h": 173.8
},
"luminance": 0.4825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40CEAD
secondary
#D496A4
accent
#456AE2
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381