#40CFC9#40CFC9
#40CFC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.119 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40CFC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 207, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 0%, 2.9%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -38.40, -8.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 39.23, 191.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.91% -0.1166 -0.0224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.91% 0.119 190.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9649, 49.9286, 63.0414) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.79
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.27
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.07
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.06
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.92
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40CFC9 #CF4046
analogous
#40CF82 #40CFC9 #408DCF
triadic
#40CFC9 #C940CF #CFC940
tetradic
#40CFC9 #8240CF #CF4046 #8DCF40
square
#40CFC9 #8240CF #CF4046 #8DCF40
split-complementary
#40CFC9 #CF408D #CF8240
monochromatic
#1E7773 #2AA8A2 #40CFC9 #71DBD7 #A2E8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#40CFC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#40CFC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40CFC9
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40CFC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40CFC9 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3C4C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40cfc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 207, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.119 190.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89ded9',
500: '#40cfc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40cfc9; $custom-light: #89ded9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40cfc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 207,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.483,
"s": 59.833,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77907,
"c": 0.11877,
"h": 190.9
},
"luminance": 0.49933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40CFC9
secondary
#D49799
accent
#454BE3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383