Colour
#40A22A
- #40A22A
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Forest green
#40A22A is a green with RGB values 64, 162, 42 and HSL 109°, 59%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.
Colour values
#40A22A#40A22A
HEX#40A22A
RGBrgb(64, 162, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.6353, 0.1647
RGB percentages25.1%, 63.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(109, 58.8%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109, 74.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK60.5%, 0%, 74.1%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,235,818
CSS custom property--colour: #40A22A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27098WCAG 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 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#BF5DD5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C2AA2
Analogous#7CA22A, #2AA250
Triadic#2A40A2, #A22A40
Split complementary#502AA2, #A22A7C
Tetradic#2A7CA2, #8C2AA2, #A2502A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G162
B42
Red64 (25.1%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue109°
Saturation (HSL)58.82%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G A2 · B 2A
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