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Recognised as Colour

#40AA46

  • #40AA46
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#40AA46 is a green with RGB values 64, 170, 70 and HSL 123°, 45%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#40AA46#40AA46
HEX#40AA46
RGBrgb(64, 170, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.6667, 0.2745
RGB percentages25.1%, 66.7%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(123.4, 45.3%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.4, 62.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK62.4%, 0%, 58.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,237,894
CSS custom property--colour: #40AA46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#BF55B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9B3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0924Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#29A694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 11.8Green · ΔE 17.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.2Olivedrab · ΔE 24.9Light green · ΔE 25.6Sea green · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA40A4
Analogous#6FAA40, #40AA7B
Triadic#4640AA, #AA4640
Split complementary#7B40AA, #AA406F
Tetradic#406FAA, #AA40A4, #AA7B40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBEBCD
Lighter +30%#A6DDA9
Lighter +20%#81CF85
Lighter +10%#5CC161
Darker −10%#328537
Darker −20%#246027
Darker −30%#163B18
Darker −40%#081609
More saturated +25%#23C72C
Less saturated −25%#5D8D60

Channel breakdown

R64
G170
B70
Red64 (25.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue123.4°
Saturation (HSL)45.3%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G AA · B 46

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