Colour

#40C54E

#40C54E
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#40C54E is a green with RGB values 64, 197, 78 and HSL 126°, 53%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#40C54E#40C54E

HEX#40C54E

RGBrgb(64, 197, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.7725, 0.3059

RGB percentages25.1%, 77.3%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(126.3, 53.4%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(126.3, 67.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK67.5%, 0%, 60.4%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,244,814

CSS custom property--colour: #40C54E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#BF3AB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B341no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8A858no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Tritanopia#16C0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.3 Forest green · ΔE 22.6 Light green · ΔE 23.7 Spring green · ΔE 25 Pale green · ΔE 25.1 Green · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C540B7

Analogous#74C540, #40C590

Triadic#4E40C5, #C54E40

Split complementary#9040C5, #C54075

Tetradic#4075C5, #C540B7, #C59140

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCF5DF

Lighter +30%#B5E9BB

Lighter +20%#8EDD97

Lighter +10%#67D172

Darker −10%#31A13D

Darker −20%#257A2E

Darker −30%#19531F

Darker −40%#0D2C10

More saturated +25%#21E435

Less saturated −25%#5FA667

Channel breakdown

R64

G197

B78

Red64 (25.1%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue126.32°

Saturation (HSL)53.41%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 40 · G C5 · B 4E

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