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Colour

#40BE42

  • #40BE42
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#40BE42 is a green with RGB values 64, 190, 66 and HSL 121°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#40BE42#40BE42
HEX#40BE42
RGBrgb(64, 190, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.7451, 0.2588
RGB percentages25.1%, 74.5%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(121, 49.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(121, 66.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK66.3%, 0%, 65.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,243,010
CSS custom property--colour: #40BE42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#BF41BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2AD32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A24Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Tritanopia#21B9A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.3Forest green · ΔE 20.6Green · ΔE 23.1Light green · ΔE 26Yellow green · ΔE 27Pale green · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE40BC
Analogous#7DBE40, #40BE81
Triadic#4240BE, #BE4240
Split complementary#8140BE, #BE407D
Tetradic#407DBE, #BE40BC, #BE8140

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8F2D9
Lighter +30%#B2E5B3
Lighter +20%#8CD88D
Lighter +10%#66CB67
Darker −10%#339835
Darker −20%#267227
Darker −30%#194C1A
Darker −40%#0D250D
More saturated +25%#20DE23
Less saturated −25%#609E61

Channel breakdown

R64
G190
B66
Red64 (25.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue120.95°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G BE · B 42

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