#40D0C8#40D0C8
#40D0C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.504; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.120 H 189.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40D0C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 208, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 61%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 69%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 0%, 3.8%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.29, -39.13, -7.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.29, 39.77, 190.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.12% -0.1181 -0.0199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.12% 0.12 189.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0907, 50.3678, 62.5050) |
| Luminance | 0.5037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.23
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.92
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.01
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.48
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40D0C8 #D04048
analogous
#40D080 #40D0C8 #4090D0
triadic
#40D0C8 #C840D0 #D0C840
tetradic
#40D0C8 #8040D0 #D04048 #90D040
square
#40D0C8 #8040D0 #D04048 #90D040
split-complementary
#40D0C8 #D04090 #D08040
monochromatic
#1E7873 #2AA9A2 #40D0C8 #71DCD6 #A2E8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#40D0C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.07
#40D0C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40D0C8
11.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40D0C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40D0C8 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.07 | 11.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C5C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFB6C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40d0c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 208, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.120 189.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dfd8',
500: '#40d0c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40d0c8; $custom-light: #89dfd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40d0c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 208,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.667,
"s": 60.504,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78116,
"c": 0.11972,
"h": 189.5
},
"luminance": 0.50372
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40D0C8
secondary
#803438
accent
#444DE4
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483