Turquoise

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 12.79:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#40E0D0sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(64, 224, 208)screen channels

HSLhsl(174, 72%, 56%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 7%, 12%)approximate process color

Tailwindteal-300nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.64:1

Black textAAA12.79:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#234844

#349186

#40E0D0

#91EADE

#C8F2EC

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#40E080

#40E0D0

#40A0E0

Triadic

#40E0D0

#D040E0

#E0D040

Complement

#40E0D0

#E04050

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-turquoise: #40E0D0;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-turquoise);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue185°

Lightness81 L*

Chroma44.3

Luminance0.590