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Recognised as Colour

#40C950

  • #40C950
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#40C950 is a green with RGB values 64, 201, 80 and HSL 127°, 56%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#40C950#40C950
HEX#40C950
RGBrgb(64, 201, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.251, 0.7882, 0.3137
RGB percentages25.1%, 78.8%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(127, 55.9%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127, 68.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK68.2%, 0%, 60.2%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,245,840
CSS custom property--colour: #40C950;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#BF36AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB743no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCAC5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Tritanopia#10C4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.1Spring green · ΔE 23.3Light green · ΔE 23.8Forest green · ΔE 24.3Medium spring green · ΔE 24.7Pale green · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C940B9
Analogous#75C940, #40C994
Triadic#5040C9, #C95040
Split complementary#9440C9, #C94075
Tetradic#4075C9, #C940B9, #C99440

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF6E2
Lighter +30%#B7EBBD
Lighter +20%#90DF99
Lighter +10%#68D474
Darker −10%#2FA73D
Darker −20%#247F2F
Darker −30%#195720
Darker −40%#0D3011
More saturated +25%#21E839
Less saturated −25%#5FAA67

Channel breakdown

R64
G201
B80
Red64 (25.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue127.01°
Saturation (HSL)55.92%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 40 · G C9 · B 50

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