Recognised as Colour
#40B784
- #40B784
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium seagreen
#40B784 is a cyan with RGB values 64, 183, 132 and HSL 154°, 48%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.
Colour values
#40B784#40B784
HEX#40B784
RGBrgb(64, 183, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.7176, 0.5176
RGB percentages25.1%, 71.8%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(154.3, 48.2%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.3, 65%, 71.8%)
CMYK65%, 0%, 27.9%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,241,284
CSS custom property--colour: #40B784;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#BF487B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B74073
Analogous#40B749, #40AEB7
Triadic#8440B7, #B78440
Split complementary#B740AE, #B74940
Tetradic#4940B7, #B74073, #AEB740
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R64
G183
B132
Red64 (25.1%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue154.29°
Saturation (HSL)48.18%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G B7 · B 84
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