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Recognised as Colour

#40C856

  • #40C856
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#40C856 is a green with RGB values 64, 200, 86 and HSL 130°, 55%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#40C856#40C856
HEX#40C856
RGBrgb(64, 200, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.7843, 0.3373
RGB percentages25.1%, 78.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(129.7, 55.3%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.7, 68%, 78.4%)
CMYK68%, 0%, 57%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,245,590
CSS custom property--colour: #40C856;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#BF37A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB64Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBAB5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0BC3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 17.3Light green · ΔE 21.9Forest green · ΔE 23.3Pale green · ΔE 23.4Medium spring green · ΔE 23.5Spring green · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 17.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C840B2
Analogous#6EC840, #40C89A
Triadic#5640C8, #C85640
Split complementary#9A40C8, #C8406E
Tetradic#406EC8, #C840B2, #C89A40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF6E2
Lighter +30%#B7EABF
Lighter +20%#8FDF9C
Lighter +10%#68D379
Darker −10%#30A543
Darker −20%#247E33
Darker −30%#195623
Darker −40%#0D2F13
More saturated +25%#21E741
Less saturated −25%#5FA96B

Channel breakdown

R64
G200
B86
Red64 (25.1%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue129.71°
Saturation (HSL)55.28%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G C8 · B 56

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