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Recognised as Colour

#40A852

  • #40A852
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#40A852 is a green with RGB values 64, 168, 82 and HSL 130°, 45%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#40A852#40A852
HEX#40A852
RGBrgb(64, 168, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.6588, 0.3216
RGB percentages25.1%, 65.9%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(130.4, 44.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.4, 61.9%, 65.9%)
CMYK61.9%, 0%, 51.2%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,237,394
CSS custom property--colour: #40A852;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#BF57AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9A4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9158no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#26A494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.9Forest green · ΔE 14.4Sea green · ΔE 20.3Green · ΔE 21.2Light green · ΔE 25.3Olivedrab · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A84096
Analogous#62A840, #40A886
Triadic#5240A8, #A85240
Split complementary#8640A8, #A84062
Tetradic#4062A8, #A84096, #A88640

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9EBCF
Lighter +30%#A4DDAE
Lighter +20%#80CE8D
Lighter +10%#5BC06C
Darker −10%#328340
Darker −20%#245E2E
Darker −30%#16391C
Darker −40%#08140A
More saturated +25%#23C53F
Less saturated −25%#5D8B65

Channel breakdown

R64
G168
B82
Red64 (25.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue130.38°
Saturation (HSL)44.83%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G A8 · B 52

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