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Colour

#40BD2B

  • #40BD2B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#40BD2B is a green with RGB values 64, 189, 43 and HSL 111°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#40BD2B#40BD2B
HEX#40BD2B
RGBrgb(64, 189, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.7412, 0.1686
RGB percentages25.1%, 74.1%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(111.4, 62.9%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.4, 77.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK66.1%, 0%, 77.2%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,242,731
CSS custom property--colour: #40BD2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#BF42D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AB02no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A13Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Tritanopia#28B7A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.9Forest green · ΔE 24.5Green · ΔE 24.8Yellow green · ΔE 24.9Spring green · ΔE 29.3Light green · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A82BBD
Analogous#89BD2B, #2BBD5F
Triadic#2B40BD, #BD2B40
Split complementary#5F2BBD, #BD2B89
Tetradic#2B89BD, #A82BBD, #BD5F2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9F1C3
Lighter +30%#A4E899
Lighter +20%#80DE70
Lighter +10%#5BD546
Darker −10%#329322
Darker −20%#246A18
Darker −30%#16400F
Darker −40%#081705
More saturated +25%#2BDA0E
Less saturated −25%#55A048

Channel breakdown

R64
G189
B43
Red64 (25.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue111.37°
Saturation (HSL)62.93%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G BD · B 2B

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