#408B40#408B40
#408B40 is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.133 H 143.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #408B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 139, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 37%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 54%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54%, 0%, 54%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.75, -39.32, 32.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.75, 51.25, 140.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.08% -0.1069 0.0789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.08% 0.133 143.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2717, 19.9244, 8.0486) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Fern Green
#548D44
ΔE00 2.88
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 3.83
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 4.58
Kelley Green
#009337
ΔE00 4.60
Emerald Green
#028F1E
ΔE00 5.56
Irish Green
#019529
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#408B40 #8B408B
analogous
#668B40 #408B40 #408B66
triadic
#408B40 #40408B #8B4040
tetradic
#408B40 #40668B #8B408B #8B6640
square
#408B40 #40668B #8B408B #8B6640
split-complementary
#408B40 #66408B #8B4066
monochromatic
#193719 #2D612D #408B40 #57B257 #81C581
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#408B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#408B40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #408B40
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##408B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##408B40 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7F39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847945
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#35877A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #408b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 139, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.133 143.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bad77',
500: '#408b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #408b40; $custom-light: #7bad77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#408b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 139,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 120,
"s": 36.946,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57076,
"c": 0.13283,
"h": 143.6
},
"luminance": 0.19925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#408B40
secondary
#AF78AF
accent
#5BCDCD
background
#F7FAF7
surface
#EEF4ED
border
#C9CEC8
text
#0A1009
muted
#7C7F7B