#40C259#40C259
#40C259 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.184 H 146.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #40C259 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(64, 194, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 67%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 54.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.75, -57.09, 42.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.75, 71.03, 143.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.01% -0.1541 0.1012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.01% 0.184 146.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2077, 40.3924, 16.0227) |
| Luminance | 0.4039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.23
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.20
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.27
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.32
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 4.54
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#40C259 #C240A9
analogous
#68C240 #40C259 #40C29A
triadic
#40C259 #5940C2 #C25940
tetradic
#40C259 #4068C2 #C240A9 #C29A40
square
#40C259 #4068C2 #C240A9 #C29A40
split-complementary
#40C259 #9A40C2 #C24068
monochromatic
#21672E #309543 #40C259 #6ED181 #9DE0AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#40C259 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#40C259 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #40C259
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##40C259 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##40C259 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B14F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A661
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#10BEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #40c259; /* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 194, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.184 146.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d58a',
500: '#40c259',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #40c259; $custom-light: #85d58a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#40c259",
"rgb": {
"r": 64,
"g": 194,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 131.538,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72007,
"c": 0.18432,
"h": 146.7
},
"luminance": 0.40395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#40C259
secondary
#CC92C1
accent
#4DC0DB
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D837D