#40A256#40A256

#40A256 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.144 H 148.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40A256
RGB	rgb(64, 162, 86)
HSL	hsl(133, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(133, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 46.9%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.53, -45.43, 31.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.53, 55.06, 145.59°)
OKLab	oklab(63.57% -0.1228 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(63.57% 0.144 148.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.7132, 27.6009, 13.2490)
Luminance	0.2760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40A256 #A2408C

analogous

#5BA240 #40A256 #40A287

triadic

#40A256 #5640A2 #A25640

tetradic

#40A256 #405BA2 #A2408C #A28740

square

#40A256 #405BA2 #A2408C #A28740

split-complementary

#40A256 #8740A2 #A2405B

monochromatic

#1D4A27 #2F763F #40A256 #5FC075 #8BD19B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#40A256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#40A256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #40A256

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40A256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##40A256	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A49550

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#978C5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#279F90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40a256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 162, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.144 148.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fbe87',
    500: '#40a256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40a256;
$custom-light: #7fbe87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40a256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 133.469,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63566,
    "c": 0.14444,
    "h": 148.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.27603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40A256

secondary

#BC82AF

accent

#55B7D3

background

#F8FBF8

surface

#EFF7EF

border

#CAD0CA

text

#0B120B

muted

#7C817C

Preview Lab

Preview with #40A256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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