#409C8A

Accessibility

6.34:1

Vs white / black

3.31:1 · 6.34:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#409c8a

RGB

rgb(64, 156, 138)

RGBA

rgba(64, 156, 138, 1)

HSL

hsl(168, 42%, 43%)

HSLA

hsla(168, 42%, 43%, 1)

HSV

hsv(168, 59%, 61%)

LAB

lab(58.7% -31.74 1.28)

LCH

lch(58.7% 31.77 177.69)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6324 -0.0915 0.0029)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6324 0.0915 178.18)

XYZ

xyz(18.59, 26.70, 28.21)

CMYK

cmyk(59%, 0%, 12%, 39%)

CSS

color: #409c8a;

CSS variable

--color-409c8a: #409c8a;

SCSS

$color-409c8a: #409c8a;

JavaScript

const color = "#409c8a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#409c8a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#409c8a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#409c8a", "rgb": { "r": 64, "g": 156, "b": 138 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6324 0.0915 178.18)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#409c8a-1: #409c8a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.53 · #0D9488

Nearest CSS named color

LightSeaGreen

Very different · ΔE 8.08 · #20B2AA

Nearest Material color

teal-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.06 · #009688

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 13.37 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50cefff5 100bdf6e8 200a1e4d4 30082cfbe 4005ab4a2 5003c9886 600308070 700226659 800154e44 90008372f 95000211b

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

eff7f5 dfefec cfe6e2 bfded8 afd6ce a0cec5 90c5bb 80bdb1 70b5a7 60ad9e 50a494 409c8a 3b8f7f 358273 307568 2b685c 255b50 204e45 1b4139 15342e 102723 0b1a17 050d0c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

eff7f5 dfefec cfe6e2 bfded8 afd6ce a0cec5 90c5bb 80bdb1 70b5a7 60ad9e 50a494

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

3b8f7f 358273 307568 2b685c 255b50 204e45 1b4139 15342e 102723 0b1a17 050d0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

459a89 4b9788 509588 559387 5b9086 608e85 658c84 6b8983 708783 758582 7b8281

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#409C8AStop 1 #9C4052Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#409C5BStop 1 #409C8AStop 2 #40809CStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#409C8AStop 1 #89409CStop 2 #9C8940Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#409C8AStop 1 #9C4080Stop 2 #9C5B40Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#1E4840Stop 1 #347F70Stop 2 #4AB5A0Stop 3 #80CBBCStop 4 #B7E1D9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #409c8a works

#409C8A (#409c8a) sits in the teal family at about 168° hue, 42% saturation, and 43% lightness. Contrast is 3.31:1 on white and 6.34:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #409c8a as small body text on white — 3.31:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #3F9D8D#3F9D8D Spectrum #299986#299986 Radix Teal 9#12A594 Green Sea#16A085 Spectrum #249E81#249E81 Spectrum #3AA68B#3AA68B Material Teal 500#009688 Spectrum #45968E#45968E Material Teal 400#26A69A Spectrum #17927F#17927F Tailwind teal 600#0D9488 Spectrum #2E948C#2E948C