Recognised as Colour

#40A60C

#40A60C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Green

#40A60C is a green with RGB values 64, 166, 12 and HSL 100°, 87%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green.

Colour values

#40A60C#40A60C

HEX#40A60C

RGBrgb(64, 166, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.651, 0.0471

RGB percentages25.1%, 65.1%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(99.7, 86.5%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(99.7, 92.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK61.4%, 0%, 92.8%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,236,812

CSS custom property--colour: #40A60C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#BF59F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AB9600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F8E26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Tritanopia#34A08Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green · ΔE 17.3 Forest green · ΔE 18.1 Limegreen · ΔE 18.4 Yellow green · ΔE 23.5 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.9 Dark green · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourGreen (#008000)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#720CA6

Analogous#8DA60C, #0CA625

Triadic#0C40A6, #A60C40

Split complementary#250CA6, #A60C8D

Tetradic#0C8DA6, #720CA6, #A6250C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ADF688

Lighter +30%#8CF358

Lighter +20%#6CEF29

Lighter +10%#52D60F

Darker −10%#2E7609

Darker −20%#1B4705

Darker −30%#091702

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3CB200

Less saturated −25%#479022

Channel breakdown

R64

G166

B12

Red64 (25.1%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue99.74°

Saturation (HSL)86.52%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 40 · G A6 · B 0C

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Colour harmonies

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