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Recognised as Colour

#40A046

  • #40A046
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#40A046 is a green with RGB values 64, 160, 70 and HSL 124°, 43%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#40A046#40A046
HEX#40A046
RGBrgb(64, 160, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.6275, 0.2745
RGB percentages25.1%, 62.7%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(123.8, 42.9%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.8, 60%, 62.7%)
CMYK60%, 0%, 56.3%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,235,334
CSS custom property--colour: #40A046;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#BF5FB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3923Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#978A4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2D9C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 10.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.4Green · ΔE 17.7Sea green · ΔE 20.8Olivedrab · ΔE 22.4Dark green · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0409A
Analogous#6AA040, #40A076
Triadic#4640A0, #A04640
Split complementary#7640A0, #A0406A
Tetradic#406AA0, #A0409A, #A07640

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4E8C7
Lighter +30%#A0D9A4
Lighter +20%#7CCA81
Lighter +10%#57BC5D
Darker −10%#317C36
Darker −20%#235726
Darker −30%#143316
Darker −40%#060E06
More saturated +25%#24BC2E
Less saturated −25%#5C845F

Channel breakdown

R64
G160
B70
Red64 (25.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue123.75°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G A0 · B 46

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